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   baby

   /ˈbeɪbi/

   noun

   • 1. a very young child: "his wife's just had a baby" Similar infantnewbornchildtotlittle onebairninformal:sprogbundle of joytinyliterary:babebabe in armstechnical:neonate
   • ▪ a very young animal: "bats only have one baby a year"
   • ▪ the youngest member of a family or group: "Clara was the baby of the family" Similar youngestjunior membersmallestlittlest
   • ▪ a timid or childish person: "‘Don't be such a baby!’ she said witheringly"
   • ▪ one's particular responsibility or concern: informal "‘This is your baby, Gerry,’ she said, handing him the brief"
   • 2. a lover or spouse (often as a form of address): informal "my baby left me for another guy" Similar darlingsweetheartdearestdearqueridainformal:honeysweetiesugarhoney piesweetie piecutie piebabebaearchaic:sweeting
   • ▪ a thing regarded with affection or familiarity: "this baby can reach speeds of 120 mph" Similar darlingsweetheartdearestdearqueridainformal:honeysweetiesugarhoney piesweetie piecutie piebabebaearchaic:sweeting

   adjective

   • 1. comparatively small or immature of its kind: "a baby version of the Oxford Movement"
   • ▪ (of vegetables) picked before reaching their usual size: "baby carrots"

   verb

   • 1. treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards: "her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech.

   Derivatives

   • 1. babyhood noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • Baby: Thai Translation

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   • Baby: Italian Translation

     baby translate: neonato, -a, bebè, bambino, -a, bambino,...

   • Baby: Catalan Translation

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   • Baby: Arabic Translation

     BABY translate: طِفْل / طِفْلة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BABY translate: bebé, niño, niña, bebé, crío, cariño, nena,...

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