baby

ba·by  (bb)

n. pl. ba·bies

1.

a. A very young child; an infant.

b. An unborn child; a fetus.

c. The youngest member of a family or group.

d. A very young animal.

2. An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.

3. Slang A girl or young woman.

4. Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

5. Slang An object of personal concern or interest: Keeping the boat in good repair is your baby.

adj. bab·i·er, bab·i·est

1. Of or having to do with a baby.

2. Infantile or childish.

3. Small in comparison with others of the same kind: baby vegetables.

tr.v. ba·bied, ba·by·ing, ba·bies

To pamper like a baby; coddle. See Synonyms at pamper.

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baby·hood n.

baby·ish adj.

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baby

Noun

pl -bies

1. a newborn child

2. the youngest or smallest of a family or group

3. a recently born animal

4. an immature person

5. Slang a sweetheart

6. a project of personal concern

7. be left holding the baby to be left with a responsibility

Adjective

comparatively small of its type: baby carrots

Verb

[-bies, -bying, -bied]

to treat like a baby [probably childish reduplication]

babyhood n
babyish adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	baby - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" babe, infant blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart cherub - a sweet innocent baby child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" abandoned infant, foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant - a baby from birth to four weeks nurseling, nursling, suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse papoose, pappoose - an American Indian infant test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus war baby - conceived or born during war
	2.	baby - the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
	3.	baby - an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" child individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	baby - an unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside" fetus, foetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
	5.	baby - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women babe, sister jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	6.	baby - a very young mammal; "baby rabbits" young mammal - any immature mammal
	7.	baby - a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Verb	1.	baby - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

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baby

noun 1. child, infant, babe, wean Scot. little one, bairn Scot., Northern English suckling, newborn child, babe in arms, sprog (slang) neonate, rug rat U.S., Canad. (informal) ankle biter Austral. (slang) tacker Austral. (slang)

adjective 2. small, little, minute, tiny, mini, wee, miniature, dwarf, diminutive, petite, midget, teeny (informal) pocket-sized, undersized, teeny-weeny (informal) Lilliputian, teensy-weensy (informal) pygmy or pigmy

verb 3. spoil, pamper, cosset, coddle, pet, humour, indulge, spoon-feed, mollycoddle, overindulge, wrap up in cotton wool (informal)

Translations

baby [ˈbeɪbɪ] n → bebé m/f

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baby [ˈbeɪbɪ] n → bébé m

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baby [ˈbeɪbɪ] n → Baby nt;

(US) (inf) (darling) → Schatz m, Schätzchen nt

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baby [ˈbeɪbɪ] n → bambino/a