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i have a baby vs i have an baby

The correct phrase is "I have a baby." The article "a" is used before a noun that begins with a consonant sound, like "baby." The article "an" is used before a noun that begins with a vowel sound.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1617 views

i have a baby

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I have a baby" when referring to the fact that you have a child. The article "a" is used before a noun that begins with a consonant sound, like "baby."

Examples:

  • I have a baby girl.
  • She has a baby boy.
  • They have a baby on the way.
  • Do you have a baby shower planned?
  • We have a baby monitor in the nursery.

i have an baby

This phrase is incorrect in English. The article "an" is used before a noun that begins with a vowel sound, not a consonant sound like "baby."

  • I have an angry baby inside of me making me do bad things!
  • I have seen an Iraqi baby's lacerated head, lacerated by the weapons of those who call themselves liberators.
  • Baby, baby, baby, baby.
  • The baby - the baby slept like a baby.
  • Some baby hydrangeas for my baby and her baby.
  • Baby, baby, baby, baby...
  • Baby dolphin and baby llamas. Everybody look.
  • For a baby in the baby hospital in Ankara...
  • You must have been just a baby when you started having your babies.
  • I am a baby doctor because I'm good with babies.
  • Your baby is having my baby.
  • And your baby can help save the lives of other babies.
  • And her baby - your baby.
  • My baby's had a baby.
  • Women treat baby girls and baby boys differently as well.
  • You can't throw a baby shower for trying to have a baby.
  • Aside from that baby I sold on E-baby.
  • The baby will be a little French baby.
  • People are test-tube babies and surrogate babies.
  • You, the baby... babies...

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