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Spock

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Spock  (spk), Benjamin McLane 1903-1998.
American pediatrician, educator, and writer. His book Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946, had a great influence on child-rearing.
Spock [spɒk]
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(Biographies / Spock, Benjamin (1903-1998) M, US, MEDICINE: paediatrician) Benjamin, known as Dr Spock. 1903-98, US paediatrician, whose The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946) has influenced the upbringing of children throughout the world
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Noun1.Spock - United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
Benjamin Spock
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