ba·by (b  b )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. [Middle English.] ba by·hood n.ba by·ish adj. |
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
babyish adj
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| 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"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 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" | |
| 3. | baby - an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" | |
| 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" | |
| 5. | baby - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | |
| 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!" |
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
n baby [ˈbeibi]
1 a very young child Some babies cry during the night; (also adjective ) a baby boy. baba طِفْل бебе nemluvně baby-; spædbarns- das Baby βρέφος, πολύ μικρό παιδί bebé beebi بچه؛ کودک vauva bébé תִּינוֹק शिशु malo dijete (kis)baba bayi smábarn; ungbarn bambino, bebè 赤ん坊 젖먹이, 아기 kūdikis bērniņš; zīdainis kanak-kanak baby baby, spedbarn niemowlę bebé bebeluş младенец, малыш bábätko dojenček beba bebis, spädbarn ทารก bebek 嬰兒 маля; маленький ننھا منا شیر خوار بچہ trẻ nhỏ 婴儿
2 (especially American, oftenbabe) a girl or young woman. aster, dolla, meisie صَبِيَّة شابَّه млада жена, момиче mladá dívka, holka sild''; ``cigar''; ``godte''; ``steg'' Süße μωρό (μτφ. για νέα και ελκυστική γυναίκα) chica, nena, ricura tüdruk دختر یا زن جوان typykkä mignonne, jolie fille חָתִיכָה, מוֹתֶק beba csaj gadis elskan, vina bambola 若い女 계집애, 젊은 여자 vaikelis, pupytė, jaunylė meiča gadis schatje jente, dame, kjei lala moça drăguţă, păpuşică красотка dievča, dievka punca lutkica tjej, brud หญิงที่มีเสน่ห์ piliç, fıstık 姑娘 крихітка con gái 姑娘
adj babyish
like a baby; not mature a babyish child that cries every day at school. baba-agtig صِبْياني бебешки dětský, dětinský babyagtig; barnlig kindisch μωρουδίστικος, ανώριμος infantil, pegado a las faldas de su madre titelik کودکانه lapsellinen enfantin תִּינוֹק बच्चे जैसा व्यवहार करना djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 幼稚な 갓난아기 같은, 유치한 kūdikiškas bērnišķīgs keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig dziecinny infantil infantil младенческий; детский detský, detinský otročji bebasto barnslig, som en unge ซึ่งมีนิสัยเหมือนเด็ก çocukça, bebeksi 孩子氣的 дитячий; такий, як дитина ، طفلانہ بچگانہ như trẻ con 孩子气的
baby buggy/carriage
(American) a pram. stootkarretjie, babawaentjie عَرَبَة أطْفال детска количка kočárek barnevogn der Kinderwagen καροτσάκι για μωρά cochecito de niño lapsevanker کالسکه بچه lastenvaunut landau עֶגלַת תִּינוֹק बच्चा गाड़ी,प्राम kolica babakocsi kereta bayi barnakerra carrozzina 乳母車 유모차 vaikiškas vežimėlis bērnu ratiņi kereta sorong kinderwagen barnevogn wózek dziecięcy carrinho de bebé landou, cărucior детская коляска kočík otroški voziček dečija kolica barnvagn รถเข็นเด็ก bebek arabası 童車(美) дитяча коляска بچہ گاڑی xe đẩy trẻ em 童车（美）
baby grand
a small grand piano. klein vleuelpiano بْيانو صَغير пиано poloviční křídlo kabinetsflygel der Stutzflügel μικρό πιάνο με ουρά piano de media cola kabinet(tiib)klaver پیانوی سه پایه کوچک kabinettiflyygeli (piano) demi-queue פְּסַנתֵר-כָּנָף קָטָן एक छोटा प्यानो pijanino pianínó piano lítill flygill pianoforte a mezza coda 小型グランドピアノ 소형 그랜드 피아노 kabinetinis fortepijonas mazs flīģelis piano kleine vleugel kabinettflygel mały fortepian piano de cauda pian cu semicoadă кабинетный рояль polovičné krídlo srednje velik klavir manji koncertni klavir mindre flygel, mignonflygel เปียโนขนาดใหญ่ kısa kuyruklu piyano 小型鋼琴 рояль-міньйон چھوٹا پیانو đàn piano cánh loại nhỏ 小型钢琴
v baby-sit
to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday. baba oppas, kind oppas يَعْتَني بالأطْفال стоя при малко дете/деца в отсъствие на родителите hlídat děti (někomu) babysitte; være babysitter babysitten κάνω μπέιμπι σίτιγκ cuidar niños, hacer de canguro, hacer de niñera last hoidma بچه داری کردن toimia lapsenvahtina de la faire garde d'enfants שְׁמַרטָף माता-पिता की गैर-हाजिरी मेंबच्चे की देखभाल करना čuvati dijete gyermekre felügyel menjaga anak passa krakka fare la baby-sitter ベビーシッターをする 아이를 보아주다 prižiūrėti vaikus uzraudzīt bērnu (vecāku prombūtnē) mengasuh oppassen være/sitte barnevakt pilnować dziecka fazer de babysiter a avea grijă de/a supraveghea un copil în absenţa părinţilor присматривать за детьми starať sa o (cudzie) deti varovati otroke čuvati decu sitta barnvakt ช่วยเลี้ยงเด็ก çocuğa bakmak, çocuk bakıcılığı yapmak (代人臨時)照看嬰孩 працювати нянькою, няньчити дитину певний час بچہ نشینی کرنا giữ trẻ （代人临时）照看婴孩
n baby-sitter
babawagter, babaoppasser مُرَبيَـة أطفال детегледач kdo hlídá děti (někomu jako službu) babysitter der Babysitter μπέιμπι σίτερ niñera, canguro lapsehoidja پرستار کودک؛ دایه lapsenvahti garde d'enfants שְׁמַרטָף बच्चे की देखभाल करने वाला या वाली čuvarica djece gyermekőrző penjaga anak barnapía baby-sitter ベビーシッター 아이 봐주는 사람 vaikų prižiūrėtojas aukle (vecāku prombūtnes laikā) pengasuh oppas barnevakt osoba pilnująca dziecka babysiter babysitter приходящая няня opatrovateľka varuška bejbisiter barnvakt พี่เลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk bakıcısı 照看嬰孩者 нянька بچہ نشین người giữ trẻ 照看婴孩者
n baby-sitting
baba oppas, kind oppas عِنايَةٌ بالأطْفال гледане на дете hlídání dětí babysitning das Babysitten μπέιμπι σίτιγκ cuidado de niños lapsehoidmine بچه داری lapsenvahtina toimiminen garde d'enfants שְׁמַרטָפוּת बच्चे की देखभाल करना čuvanje dijete gyermekőrzés pekerjaan menjaga anak barnagæsla babysitteraggio ベビーシッターの仕事 아이 봐주기 vaikų prižiūrėjimas bērnu uzraudzīšana (vecāku prombūtnes laikā) penjagaan kanak-kanak oppassen det å være barnevakt pilnowanie dziecka serviço de babysiter babysitting, îngrijire/supraveghere a unui copil în absenţa părinţilor присмотр за детьми opatrovanie (cudzích) detí varstvo bejbisiting att sitta barnvakt การเป็นพี่เลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk bakıcılığı 照看嬰孩 догляд за дитиною بچہ نشینی công việc giữ trẻ hộ 照看婴孩
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