В ПЕЛЕНКАХ
• В ПЕЛЕНКАХ coll
[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula or adv]
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1. [subj: human]
⇒ in one's infancy:
- in the cradle;
- in diapers;
- [in limited contexts] when one was wetting his diapers.
2. Also: В КОЛЫБЕЛИ lit [subj: abstr]
⇒ in an embryonic state, in its initial period of development:
- in its infancy;
- in its earliest stages of development;
- in the earliest stages of its development.
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