Home › Words › B › babyliftbabyliftbabylift · noun — the evacuation of foreign children from abroad into a country for adoption.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom the name of Operation Babylift.nounThe evacuation of foreign children from abroad into a country for adoption.e.g.“The second prong of my effort, Plan B, was to try to provide some help for the 2000 babylift children we had already brought to America.” — 1978, Elwyn James Anthony, Colette Chiland, Children and their parents in a changing world, page 112:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.boatlift 58% match — The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people. vs babylift →airlifted 52% match — Having been the subject of an airlift. vs babylift →helilift 52% match — To transport (troops) by helicopter. vs babylift →airlift 52% match — The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency. vs babylift →adoptious 50% match — Adopted. vs babylift →enlevement 49% match — The abduction of a woman or child. vs babylift →adoptedly 48% match — By adoption. vs babylift →adoptee 48% match — An adopted son or daughter. vs babylift →