- leave smb. holding the baby
- Australian Slanga) leave (the mother) with the sole responsibility of bring up a child; b) abandon (someone) with a problem or responsibility not rightly theirs
English dialects glossary. 2013.
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Leave smb. holding the baby — a) leave (the mother) with the sole responsibility of bring up a child; b) abandon (someone) with a problem or responsibility not rightly theirs … Dictionary of Australian slang
