Dictionary definition of “stork parking”

stork parking

n. vehicle parking spaces reserved for pregnant women or new mothers. Subjects: English, Automobiles & Transportation

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Citations: 1994 Toni Tipton-Martin Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Mar. 9) “In The Market For Store Of My Dreams”: It would feature the strategies grocers already have used to provide better service. One of my favorites is the Stork Parking (for pregnant and new mothers) at Russo’s Stop-N-Shop in Cleveland Heights. 1995 Dan Rodricks Baltimore Sun (Md.) (July 10) “‘First Knight’s’ big scenes, any night on the big screen” p. 1B: A sign we hadn’t seen before: “Stork Parking,” marking a choice spot for new and expectant mothers. It’s outside a supermarket in a new shopping center in Edgewater, Anne Arundel County. Nice touch. 2005 The Four Square (Oct. 31) “10 Things I Hate About Kroger”: The parking lot SUCKS and there is no stork parking. 2006 Karen Lynn Todd Battle Creek Enquirer (Mich.) (Mar. 10) “Shopping with little ones a challenge”: Zucca’s on Beckley Road has what is called “Stork Parking.” It designated a parking spot for mothers with children under age 1 about five years ago, when the store director’s wife was expecting and she found what a chore—and sometimes a struggle—it was getting in and out of the store.

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