baby
1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (Freq. 16)
- 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
• Syn:
babe, infant
• Derivationally related forms:
infancy (for: infant), babyhood
• Hypernyms:
child, kid
• Hyponyms:
blue baby, cherub, foundling, abandoned infant, godchild,
neonate, newborn, newborn infant, newborn baby, nursling, nurseling,
suckling, papoose, pappoose, test-tube baby, war baby
2. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) (Freq. 1)
- the baby of the family
- the baby of the Supreme Court
• Hypernyms:
offspring, progeny, issue
3. an immature childish person
- he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
- stop being a baby!
• Syn:
child
• Derivationally related forms:
babyhood, childhood (for: child)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
4. 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
• Hypernyms:
fetus, foetus
5. (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
• Syn:
babe, sister
• Usage Domain:
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot,
patois, vernacular
• Hypernyms:
girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
6. a very young mammal
- baby rabbits
• Derivationally related forms:
babyhood
• Hypernyms:
young mammal
7. a project of personal concern to someone
- this project is his baby
• Hypernyms:
undertaking, project, task, labor
treat with excessive indulgence
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
• Syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle,
mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
• Derivationally related forms:
indulging (for: indulge), indulgence (for: indulge), spoiler (for: spoil), mollycoddler (for: mollycoddle), mollycoddle (for: mollycoddle), coddler (for: coddle), pamperer (for: pamper), pampering (for: pamper)
• Hypernyms:
treat, handle, do by
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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