Fathers holding short bear close to little baby carrier (7)
I believe the answer is:
papoose
'baby carrier' is the definition.
(bag used for carrying a baby)
'fathers holding short bear close to little' is the wordplay.
'fathers' becomes 'pas' (pa is a kind of father).
'holding' indicates putting letters inside.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'bear' becomes 'pooh' (Winnie the Pooh).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the 'close' to the word).
The final letter of 'little' is 'e'.
'pooh' with its final letter removed is 'poo'.
'pas' going around 'poo' is 'papoos'.
'papoos'+'e'='PAPOOSE'
(Other definitions for papoose that I've seen before include "Pouch for carrying infant" , "Means to transport little one" , "American-Indian baby" , "Young American Indian" , "Young child" .)