Baby

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English

Pronunciation

  • AHD: bā'bē, IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/, SAMPA: /"beIbi/

Noun

baby (plural: babies)

  1. A very young human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
  2. Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.
  3. A person who is immature or infantile.
    Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby!
  4. A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend.
  5. (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
    Hey baby, what are you doing later?
  6. A pet project or responsibility.
    The annual report has been my baby since September.
  7. The lastborn of a family; a benjamin.

Synonyms

Translations

young human being

young animal

immature or infantile person

term of endearment

form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive

pet project

lastborn of a family

Adjective

baby (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)

  1. Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
    a baby boy
  2. Of an animal: young.
    a baby elephant
  3. Intended for babies.
    baby clothes

Synonyms

Translations

of a child

of an animal

  • Finnish: -vauva (in compounds), vauva- (in compounds)
  • French: petit (additionally, as in English, the young of some animals have special names)
  • Italian: in general, append the suffix -ino or -etto to the name of the animal

intended for babies

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Dutch

Noun

Plural baby's
Diminutive baby'tje, babytje
Diminutive plural baby'tjes, babytjes

baby m.

  1. Baby (infant).

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