CarloSsS
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In the following context, could "it" be used to refer to the baby even though the sex of the baby is known (he)?
While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to have the baby, and she gave birth to her first son. Because there were no rooms left in the inn, she wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid it/him in a box where animals are fed.
I've heard native speakers (Americans) talk about babies even though they knew their gender, but the speakers didn't have any relationship with the baby.
While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to have the baby, and she gave birth to her first son. Because there were no rooms left in the inn, she wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid it/him in a box where animals are fed.
I've heard native speakers (Americans) talk about babies even though they knew their gender, but the speakers didn't have any relationship with the baby.