I know the guidelines say that in the first few days, babies lose approx 10% of their birth weight and most babies regain their birth weight by about 10-14 days-but what about the others?
Definition of gleam. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness. 3  2 : to appear briefly or faintly a light gleamed in the distance.  transitive 1  verb. : to cause to gleam.
A gleam is a bright flash of light. If you were lost on a dark, stormy night, you'd be hugely relieved to see the gleam of a roadside diner's sign up ahead. Use the verb gleam when something is shining as if it were wet or glinting with light. Your new toothpaste might make your teeth so white that they gleam. You can also describe an emotion that appears briefly as a gleam, like a gleam of hope.