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baby

/ˈbeɪ.bi/noun, verb2 syllables

Baby means: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment.

Synonyms for baby21

noun, as in a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

noun, as in a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

babe, infant

noun, as in an immature childish person

verb, as in treat with excessive indulgence

pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

What does baby mean?8

noun

1

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

2

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk“the baby began to cry again”

3

an immature childish person“he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived”

4

the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)“the baby of the family”

5

an unborn child; a human fetus“I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby”

6

a very young mammal“baby rabbits”

7

a project of personal concern to someone“this project is his baby”

verb

1

treat with excessive indulgence“grandparents often pamper the children”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with baby?1

two syllables

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Baby in a sentence

  • In a few days, the baby will be able to walk.CM
  • The baby cannot even walk, much less run.CK
  • Be quiet, or the baby will wake up.CM
  • Please keep quiet, so you don't wake the baby up.CK
  • Left to itself, the baby cried itself to sleep.auxitt
  • Whereas he was weak as a baby, he is now very strong.Eldad
  • He is, as it were, a grown up baby.unknown
  • He is, as it were, a grown-up baby.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of baby

as a noun

plural
babies

as a verb

past tense
babied
present participle
babying
third-person singular
babies
past participle
babied