baby grand


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baby grand

n.
A small grand piano about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long.
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baby grand

n
(Instruments) a small grand piano, approximately 5 feet long. Compare boudoir grand, concert grand
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ba′by grand′


n.
the smallest form of the grand piano.
[1900–05]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.baby grand - a small grand pianobaby grand - a small grand piano      
grand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
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Translations
بْيانو صَغير
poloviční křídlo
kabinetsflygel
pianínó
lítill flygill
polovičné krídlo
kısa kuyruklu piyano

baby grand

n (also baby grand piano) → pianoforte m a mezza coda
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

baby

(ˈbeibi) plural ˈbabies noun
1. a very young child. Some babies cry during the night; (also adjective) a baby boy.
2. (especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.
ˈbabyish adjective
like a baby; not mature. a babyish child that cries every day at school.
baby buggy/carriage
(American) a pram.
baby grand
a small grand piano.
ˈbaby-sit verb
to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out. She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.
ˈbaby-sitter noun
ˈbaby-sitting noun
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References in classic literature ?
In the centre of the room was a Roller and Blanchet "baby grand" piano in rosewood, but holding the potentialities of an orchestra in its narrow and sonorous cavity, and groaning beneath the weight of the chefs-d'oeuvre of Beethoven, Weber, Mozart, Haydn, Gretry, and Porpora.
Across the baby grand piano lay the corpse of another black warrior, while before the door of Lady Jane's boudoir were the dead bodies of three more of the faithful Greystoke servants.
Malek Jandali is quietly tapping out the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on a baby grand his nonprofit, Pianos for Peace, has just delivered to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The cover of the baby grand features an image of St.
My piano tuner snuck into the piano room of an Iloilo school auditorium and found a good Kawai baby grand. But on this latest visit, the piano had deteriorated.
LIVERPOOL'S last surviving Baby Grand Tram has been named Tram of the Year in a national competition.
We used to have a beautiful baby grand piano in our reception area which the residents loved, and were very upset when it eventually fell apart.
Among the items on view will be a baby grand piano inscribed by Theodore Steinway and a child-size race car that was a gift from Bill ''Bojangles'' Robinson, along with Temple's autograph collection and costumes from her various films.
The adjacent cocktail lounge warms up the space with settees, a fireplace and baby grand piano, and a private dining room can host exclusive events.
He also played classical piano on his baby grand until the time of his death.
BABLAKE'S music department held its first piano-a-thon to raise money for a new 'baby grand' for the school.