Babies need sleep as well as food! (7)
I believe the answer is:
nappies
'babies' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'sleep as well as food' is the wordplay.
'sleep' becomes 'nap' (a nap is a short sleep).
'as well as' says to put letters next to each other.
'food' becomes 'pies' (pies are a type of food).
'nap'+'pies'='NAPPIES'
'need' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nappies that I've seen before include "Baby's pads" , "They're diapers in America" , "What Americans call diapers" , "Cloths for babies" , "Covers" .)