Their babies in the crib are playing. vs Their baby in the crib are playing.

The correct phrase is "their baby in the crib is playing." The singular form of "baby" should be used with the singular verb "is."

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Their babies in the crib are playing.

This phrase is incorrect. "Babies" is plural, but the verb "are" should be used with the singular form of the noun.

The correct form should be "their baby in the crib is playing." Use the singular form of the noun with the singular verb.

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I think an AI slipped into the world unannounced, then set out to strangle its rivals in the crib.
Girls in the cribs available to wife.
Kid was crying in the crib when the family got home.
- Managed to get a couple hours in the crib.
The kid is in the crib screaming his head off.
I bet you Jeffrey Dahmer was left in the crib.
Kid was crying in the crib when the family got home.
Right where you left them, in the crib.
When I returned home, I heard my little Jane crying in the crib.
- Need you back in the crib in two hours.
The women who arrived in the cribs last night, it was your husband killed their men.
The women in the cribs... You can feel the grief rising from them like a tide.
She cried a few times, but she settled down... once I got in the crib with her.
He went to check on Taylor, found her dead in the crib.
- Managed to get a couple hours in the crib.
But that doesn't exactly kill us in the crib.
He's probably still sleeping in the crib.
I told you to go to med school since you were in the crib, study ophthalmology, and heal my eyes.
Should've smothered him in the crib when I had the chance.
And when I turned around, she was standing there in the crib...

Alternatives:

their baby in the crib is playing.
the babies in the crib are playing.

Their baby in the crib are playing.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use the singular form of the noun "baby" with the singular verb "is" to match the subject.

Show examples from the web [+]

I think an AI slipped into the world unannounced, then set out to strangle its rivals in the crib.
Girls in the cribs available to wife.
Kid was crying in the crib when the family got home.
- Managed to get a couple hours in the crib.
The kid is in the crib screaming his head off.
I bet you Jeffrey Dahmer was left in the crib.
Kid was crying in the crib when the family got home.
Right where you left them, in the crib.
When I returned home, I heard my little Jane crying in the crib.
- Need you back in the crib in two hours.
The women who arrived in the cribs last night, it was your husband killed their men.
The women in the cribs... You can feel the grief rising from them like a tide.
She cried a few times, but she settled down... once I got in the crib with her.
He went to check on Taylor, found her dead in the crib.
- Managed to get a couple hours in the crib.
But that doesn't exactly kill us in the crib.
He's probably still sleeping in the crib.
I told you to go to med school since you were in the crib, study ophthalmology, and heal my eyes.
Should've smothered him in the crib when I had the chance.
And when I turned around, she was standing there in the crib...

Alternatives:

the baby in the crib is playing.
the babies in the crib are playing.
their child in the crib is playing.
their infant in the crib is playing.

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Their babies in the crib are playing. vs Their baby in the crib are playing.