Definition of
Baby
- (noun, act) a project of personal concern to someone
- (noun, animal) a very young mammal
- (noun, person) (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
- (noun, person) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
the baby of the Supreme Court - (noun, person) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
she held the baby in her arms
it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different - (noun, person) an unborn child; a human fetus
it was great to feel my baby moving about inside - (noun, person) an immature childish person
stop being a baby! - (verb, social) treat with excessive indulgence
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
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Synonyms of Baby
babe, child, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, infant, mollycoddle, pamper, sister, spoil
Alternate forms of Baby
Hyponyms: abandoned infant, blue baby, cherub, foundling, godchild, neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant, nurseling, nursling, papoose, pappoose, suckling, test-tube baby, war baby
Hypernyms: child, do by, fetus, fille, foetus, girl, handle, individual, issue, kid, labor, miss, missy, mortal, offspring, person, progeny, project, somebody, someone, soul, task, treat, undertaking, young lady, young mammal, young woman
Origin of the word Baby
- late 14c., babi, dim. of baban (see babe). The verb meaning "to treat like a baby" is from 1742. As a term of endearment for one's lover it is attested perhaps as early as 1839, certainly by 1901; its popularity perhaps boosted by baby vamp "a popular girl," student slang from c.1922. Baby blues for "blue eyes" recorded by 1944 (the phrase also was u… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Baby
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