Glossary
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Cabin size fold
A cabin size fold means the product collapses small enough to be taken on as cabin baggage.
Car seat compatible
Car seat compatible means a stroller accepts the listed car seat models, usually through a specific adapter.
Carrier types
Carrier types are the different ways a baby carrier is worn or built, such as soft structured, wrap, ring sling or hip seat.
Child height
Child height is the range of heights a car seat is built to fit, measured in centimetres.
Child max weight
Child max weight is the heaviest child a seat is approved to carry.
Child weight max kg
Child weight max kg is the heaviest child a product is built to hold.
Converts to
The later stages a convertible crib turns into as your child grows, so one piece covers more than the newborn months.
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Folded stroller size
Folded dimensions are the measurements of a stroller once it is closed, and they decide where it can be stored.
Founded
The year a company was founded, a quick signal of how long it has made baby gear.
Free delivery threshold
A free delivery threshold is the order value at which a shop stops charging delivery.
From birth
From birth shows how a stroller can carry a newborn, either through a lie-flat seat or a car seat on the frame.
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Legal entity
The registered company name behind a brand, which is who you deal with if something goes wrong.
Load leg or rebound bar
A load leg, also called a rebound bar, is a bar fitted low across a car seat base to stop the seat tipping forward …
Local storage
Local storage saves recordings to a card or built-in memory in the monitor itself rather than only to the cloud.
Loyalty scheme
A loyalty scheme rewards repeat customers with points, credit or member pricing on later orders.
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Machine washable
Machine washable means the whole carrier goes in a washing machine rather than needing hand washing.
Markets
The markets list is the set of countries a brand ships to, and it decides whether an order from abroad is straightforward or needs …
Mattress dimensions cm
Mattress dimensions cm are the length, width and thickness a mattress is made at.
Mattress included
A mattress included in the box means the bassinet or cot is ready to use without a separate purchase.
Maximum child weight
The maximum child weight is the heaviest child a stroller is rated for, and it sets how long one stroller lasts.
Minimum stroller weight
The minimum listed weight is the lightest a stroller in the range is sold, and it decides how hard it is to lift and …
Mobile app
A mobile app is the phone or tablet software a pump brand offers, usually for tracking pumping sessions and settings.
Money-back period
How long you have after delivery to return a product and get your money back.
Monitor type
Monitor type is the kind of signal a monitor sends, such as a direct video link or a smart device that runs on your …
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Parent unit
A parent unit is the handset you hold, with the screen or speaker that shows and plays your baby's feed.
Plan month
What a subscription or paid tier costs for a month of service, and the figure that tells you whether a monitor is free to …
Positions
Positions are the different ways a carrier can be worn on you, such as on the front or the back.
Price from
The lowest listed price on a brand's own shop page, before shipping, tax or options.
Price match
A price match promise means a retailer will adjust its price to match a lower price for the same item on a rival site.
Product types
The categories a brand actually sells, so you can tell a specialist from a generalist.
Pump type
Pump type is the category a brand uses for a breast pump, such as wearable, hospital-grade or electric.
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Rear facing max
Rear facing max is the point at which a seat should be turned to face forward.
Reference models
Named current models used to compare a brand's range and to check spare parts.
Registry
A list a shop keeps for you to add the items you want, so friends and family can buy something you have chosen.
Rental option
A rental option means the item is borrowed for a stretch instead of bought, which suits a short stage of use.
Resolution
How much detail a baby monitor camera records, written as a short figure by the brand, and the higher the figure the sharper the …
Rotating
A car seat that turns on its base to face the door, so you can load your child without twisting and later check on …
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Seat types
Seat types are the stages a car seat range covers, from infant seats through to boosters.
Seat weight kg
How heavy the seat itself is, and a good clue to how it will feel to move, carry and reinstall between cars.
Shipping fee
The amount a shop adds on top of the product price to deliver the order, and it varies widely between stores and countries.
Single to double
Single to double means a stroller chassis can be built as one seat or fitted with a second seat for twins.
Sleep standard
A sleep standard is the safety specification a cot, bassinet or sleep product is tested and listed against.
Smart features
Smart features are powered or automatic functions, which add convenience and also a battery to look after.
Spare parts shop
A separate section for replacement pieces such as pump valves, teats and straps, which matters for parts that wear out over time.
Standards
Standards are the named safety rules a product is tested and certified against before it is sold.
Stroller types
The stroller types a brand lists show where a pushchair is meant to be used and how much it can carry.
Support channels
The ways a brand lets you reach its help team, from email alone to live chat and phone.
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Warranty years
The length of a brand's warranty cover, which decides who pays when a part fails.
Weight range
A weight range is the span of your child's weight that a carrier is built to support.
Wifi required
Wifi required tells you whether a monitor only works when it is connected to your home wifi network.