English · Idiom Candidate

bundle of joy

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A newborn baby, especially one that brings happiness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đứa trẻ mới sinh, đặc biệt là mang lại hạnh phúc

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Literally: a bundle of happy things

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

He tossed the bundle of joy to Rex.

THIS BUNDLE of joy is currently the second - fastest selling album in America, behind George Michael's ' Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 '.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “bundle of joy” mean?

A newborn baby, especially one that brings happiness Literally: a bundle of happy things

Is “bundle of joy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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