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The Uncoined Dictionary of Parenthood: Words for the Tiny Triumphs and Quiet Disasters of Raising Small Humans
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Series: The Uncoined Dictionaries
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ISBN13: 9798184279442
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 25 2026
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 25 2026
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
There is a word for the fear of spiders, but none for lowering a finally-sleeping baby into a cot one impossible millimetre at a time. The Uncoined Dictionary of Parenthood fixes that - and hundreds of other gaps in the language of raising small humans.
Lexicographer Wendell Quillfeather names the moments parenthood is actually made of, from sleepless newborn nights to teenage monosyllables. For each he invents a word and defines it, deadpan, with great tenderness.
Lexicographer Wendell Quillfeather names the moments parenthood is actually made of, from sleepless newborn nights to teenage monosyllables. For each he invents a word and defines it, deadpan, with great tenderness.
Funny enough to give and warm enough to keep - a perfect gift for new parents, exhausted parents, and the grandparents who quietly enjoy watching them cope.
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