Meaning & use
cake smash
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Meaning
nouncountable
A playful photo session, often for a baby's first birthday, in which the child is given a small cake to eat and make a mess with.
Grammar: Countable: say 'a cake smash' or 'cake smashes'.
Patterns
- a cake smash for a first birthday
- do a cake smash
- cake smash photos
They hired a photographer to do a cake smash for their daughter's first birthday.
The cake smash was messy but the pictures turned out adorable.
For the cake smash, they placed a tiny cake on the floor and let the baby explore it.
Word forms
| plural | cake smashes |
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Common combinations
- first birthday cake smash
- The first birthday cake smash is a popular trend among new parents.
- cake smash photos
- She posted the cake smash photos on social media.
- cake smash session
- We booked a cake smash session at the local studio.
- do a cake smash
- They decided to do a cake smash at home instead of hiring a photographer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- smash cake
- A 'smash cake' is the small cake used in the session, while 'cake smash' refers to the event or photo shoot itself.
Word family
Commonly confused: cake smash or smash cake?
cake smash vs smash cake
'Smash cake' is the actual cake the baby destroys; 'cake smash' is the activity or photo session.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'cake smash' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Cake smash' is the event or photo session, so 'for my nephew's first birthday' fits. The other options add unnecessary words that change the meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cake smash”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.