Top 'N' Tail Unless you love your partners feet more than their face, top 'n' tailing as you can probably guess, suggests an unhealthy time in the relationship. It's the closest thing to sleeping in separate beds entirely, which can only spell uncertainty.
quotations ▼ (transitive, colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping its face and bottom.
Living on the edge
Sleeping as close to the edge of the bed as possible shows a few key points about a person. Either they don't want to be touched while sleeping, or they need to show they are ready for action and can spring out of bed whenever they need to.
Situating a pillow between your lower half helps keep the knees aligned on top of one another, which in turn keeps your hip and pelvic area aligned. It can also reduce stress on the hips: A firm pillow between the knees can prevent the upper leg from pulling the spine out of alignment.
Check out this handy breakdown fromPRNewswire: Overall, more Americans sleep on the right side of the bed than the left (while lying down), with more men than women preferring this side (58% vs. 50%)
to "top yourself" is commonly used in Australia to mean suicide.
top and tail in British English
a. to trim off the ends of (fruit or vegetables) before cooking them. b. to wash the face and bottom of (a baby) without immersion in a bath. See full dictionary entry for top.
Your little one won't need a bath every day but if they enjoy it, there's no reason why you can't. If you'd prefer to top and tail your newborn, you can do this every day or every few days or as needed.
In the very first days when your newborn is tiny, delicate and brand new and their umbilical cord is still attached you may find it easier to top and tail instead of giving them a bath. It's not only a quick and easy way to keep baby clean it's also a lovely opportunity for bonding and skin-to-skin contact.
The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that tub bathing performed before the separation of umbilical cord may leave the umbilical cord wet and predispose infection by delaying its separation; thus, it is required to make sponge bathing until the umbilical cord falls off (14).
Topping and tailing is useful for the first week or two until the umbilical heals. After your baby's first bath, you may prefer to top and tail for a week before you start giving you new-born a full water bath. It is also advisable as the baby needs to retain as much body heat as possible.
While a very high tail indicates high arousal, a very low-wagging tail most often denotes fear and appeasement. High tail wag. A “flagging” tail – straight up or even curved slightly over the dog's back – moving at blur-fast speed, is an indication of strong emotion.
A top and tail media buy (or bookending) is a familiar concept where the advertiser buys the first- and the last slot in the commercial break.
: buttocks, butt. slang, vulgar : sexual intercourse.
In the South West of WA we also call the full strength alcohol beer (Emu Export) "wife basher" as is commonly associated with our very own version of trailer trash. Also, wifebeater. Contributor's comments: In WA one of the local beers is known as "wifebeater", ie "Give us a carton of wifebeater."
As an idiom, identified only in Australian and New Zealand English. Originally a sailing term for when the ship is taking in water and the ship is literally being bailed out to stay afloat. In the days of yore the crew had to work 24 hours a day pumping out the ship until the ship reaches safe harbour for repairs.
It was initially used in Australia to refer to a woman of Irish origin, but from the late 19th century onwards it became a general term for a woman or girl. It probably derives from the generic use of the (originally Irish) proper name Sheila.
'Heads' refers to the side of the coin that features a portrait, or head, while 'Tails' refers to the opposite side. This is not because it features any form of tail, but because it is the opposite of heads.
If you graph any distribution on a Cartesian plane, the highest numbers will always appear on the right, because the highest values on a number line are to the right. So, “upper tail” means the same thing as “right tail”.
Topping and tailing your baby involves using bowls of warm water to wash them. It's a good way to make sure your baby is clean and dry without having to worry about putting them in a bath.
Studies show that dogs wag their tails to the right when they are happy or confident and to the left when they are frightened. Interestingly, there is a scientific reason for this. The left side of the brain controls movement on the right side of the body and vice versa.
The tail behaviour of a probability distribution is know. behaviour of the characteristic function of the distribut. origin.
: the maternal ancestral line especially of a thoroughbred horse.
It only takes around five minutes and is a wonderful bonding opportunity for baby and parent.
You don't need to bathe your baby every day. You may prefer to wash their face, neck, hands and bottom instead. This is often called "topping and tailing". Choose a time when your baby is awake and content.