Glossary of Terms

Babywearing (and especially wrapping) can be a whole new language! This glossary will give you a starting point to understand what it all means.

Types of Carrier Acronyms
RS: Ring Sling

MT: Mei Tai (Asian style baby carrier)

SSC: Soft Structured Carrier, sometimes called a buckle carrier.

WC: Wrap Convertion (A woven wrap is cut up and used as the fabric for a different type of carrier.)

WCRS: Wrap Convert Ring Sling

WCMT: Wrap Convert Mei Tai

WCPod: Wrap Convert Podegai

HB: Wrap Converted into a Mei tai with a buckle waist

Reverse HB: wrap converted into a Mei tai with buckle shoulders and tie waist

FB: Wrap converted into a full buckle, or SSC with buckle shoulders and waist straps

TC Shorty: Table cloth made into a shorty wrap. (Table Cloths are often used in DIY babywearing.

TCRS: Table cloth Ring Sling

TCMT: Table cloth Mei tai

Anatomy of a Wrap

 * Top Rail: The length-wise edge that will be closest to the baby's head.
 * Bottom Rail: The opposite length-wise edge that is usually under baby's bum.
 * Tails: The ends of the wrap.
 * Tapers: most wraps wil have matching tapered ends that make the whole thing a long paralelagram.

General Wrapping Terms
Carry: the method of wrapping and tying a wrap around the baby and the wearer.

Pass: the direction of the wrap going over the baby or around the wearer. (Types of passes can be found on the tutorial page.)