Baby - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbeɪbɪ|  American pronunciation of the word baby
Brit.  |ˈbeɪbɪ|  British pronunciation of the word baby

noun

- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (syn: babe, infant)
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 (syn: child)
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
- a very young mammal
baby rabbits
- a project of personal concern to someone
this project is his baby

verb

- treat with excessive indulgence (syn: cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil)

Extra examples

I hear the baby crying.

The baby is just learning to crawl.

My sister is the baby of the family.

“Only 32? Oh, you're just a baby!”

When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.

Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn.

Nothing's gone right since my baby went away.

That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him.

It looked like he was babying his injured foot.

A pregnant woman carries a baby for nine months.

Don't baby over her.

The baby is crying.

Julie's second baby was born when they lived in Washington.

She gave birth to a baby on Thursday.

It's hard work moving house when you're expecting a baby.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: baby
he/she/it: babies
present participle: babying
past tense: babied
past participle: babied
noun
singular: baby
plural: babies
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