Vocabulary
Twins = two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
The joke
Teacher: Steve, can you tell me what the plural of ‘baby’ is?
Steve: Twins?
Why is it funny?
The teacher is asking a question about grammar. In this case the plural of baby is “babies” but the student has answered “twins” as in, literally, two babies.
See our grammar notes about plural nouns
Our grammar game to practice plural nouns
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