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
noun, as in an immature childish person
What does baby mean?8
noun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk“the baby began to cry again”
an immature childish person“he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived”
the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)“the baby of the family”
an unborn child; a human fetus“I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby”
a very young mammal“baby rabbits”
a project of personal concern to someone“this project is his baby”
verb
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
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