English

Noun

spit-up ‎(plural spit-ups)

1. (informal) Digestive fluids and other stomach contents which are regurgitated or vomited, especially by a child.
   • 2000, Sharon Cotliar, "Mothers of Invention," Time, 20 Mar.,

     Dana Lowey Luttway anointed her son Daniel Henri "the king of spit-up" but was inspired by his daily rejections to create her first invention: the ParentSmock, a cotton bib made for parents.

Related terms

• spit up (verb)