baby
18 ENTRIES FOUND:
- baby (noun)
- baby (adjective)
- baby (verb)
- baby blue (noun)
- baby boom (noun)
- baby buggy (noun)
- baby carriage (noun)
- baby fat (noun)
- baby powder (noun)
- baby talk (noun)
- baby tooth (noun)
- blue baby (noun)
- crack baby (noun)
- jelly baby (noun)
- test–tube baby (noun)
- bathwater (noun)
- hold (verb)
- sleep (verb)
plural
babies
plural
babies
Britannica Dictionary definition of BABY
[count]
1
a
:
a very young child
— often used before another noun
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She had the baby yesterday. = She gave birth to the baby yesterday.
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Are you expecting a baby? [=are you pregnant?]
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I hear the baby crying.
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The baby is just learning to crawl.
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a baby girl/boy
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baby clothes
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baby pictures
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a baby monitor
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(US) I gave my sister a baby shower. [=a party at which gifts are given to a woman who is pregnant]
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She has a real baby face. [=a face that resembles the face of a baby; a face that looks young and innocent]
b
:
a very young animal
— often used before another noun
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a bird and its babies
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a baby bird
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a baby deer
2
a
:
the youngest member of a group
— often used before another noun
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My sister is the baby of the family.
b
:
someone who is young in comparison with others
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“Only 32? Oh, you're just a baby!”
c
:
someone who behaves like a child
especially
:
someone who is afraid or who complains a lot
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When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.
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Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn.
3
slang
a
:
a lover or sweetheart
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Nothing's gone right since my baby went away.
◊ This sense of baby is common in song lyrics.
b
— used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc.
— used especially by men to address women and by women to address men
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I missed you, baby.
◊ This sense of baby is sometimes used in a very informal way by men to address an attractive woman.
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Hey baby, nice car!
◊ Using baby to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.
4
:
something that someone has created with special personal attention or interest
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This project is my baby.
hold the baby
throw out the baby with the bathwater
informal
:
to get rid of something you want while trying to get rid of something you do not want
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If you ignore her message because you don't like the way she presents it, you will be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
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We watched him grow from babyhood to adulthood.
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babyish behavior/toys
2
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
adjective
2
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BABY
always used before a noun
:
very small
:
much smaller than usual
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a baby grand piano
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baby carrots/vegetables
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Take baby steps.
3
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
verb
babies;
babied;
babying
3
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
verb
babies;
babied;
babying
Britannica Dictionary definition of BABY
[+ object]
1
:
to treat (someone) like a baby
:
to be kind or too kind to (someone)
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That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him.
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I babied myself [=pampered myself] with a trip to the spa.
2
:
to operate or treat (something) in a very careful and gentle way
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baby a car
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He was babying his injured foot.
