# outdooring

Pronunciation: US say "OWT-dor-ing" /ˈaʊtˌdɔɹɪŋ/; UK say "OWT-daw-ring" /ˈaʊtˌdɔːɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A ceremony in which a newborn is taken outside the house for the first time and formally given a name.
   - Simple: A ceremony where a new baby is brought outside for the first time and given a name.
   - _Relatives gathered at dawn for the outdooring of the newborn twins._
   - _She wore traditional cloth to her son's outdooring and received many gifts from the elders._

## Origin

Formed from "outdoor" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/outdooring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).