baby

Meanings

Plural: babies

Noun

• 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"
• the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
  • "the baby of the family"
  • "the baby of the Supreme Court"
• an immature childish person
  • "stop being a 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"
• (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
• a very young mammal
  • "baby rabbits"
• a project of personal concern to someone
  • "this project is his baby"
• A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
• A very young human, even if not yet born.
• Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
• A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
• A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
• The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
• A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
• A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
• A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
• A pet project or responsibility.
• An affectionate term for anything.
• A small image of an infant; a doll.
• One who is new to an identity or community.

Verb

• treat with excessive indulgence
• To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
• To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

Adj

• Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
• Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced.
• Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.

Synonyms

bab, babber, babbie, babby, babe, babe in arms, baby, bairn, bantling, big baby, bub, bundle of joy, child, chit, cocker, coddle, cosset, crotch dropping, crotchfruit, featherbed, fleshloaf, indulge, infant, love, mollycoddle, nursling, pamper, papoose, poop factory, poop machine, shit factory, sister, spoil, suckling, sweetheart, youngling

Related Words

babe, babeh, blastocyst, child, embryo, fetus, gamete, infant, morula, toddler, zygote

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