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Learn to pronounce ba·by

/ˈbābē/
noun
  1. a very young child, especially one newly or recently born.
    "his wife's just had a baby"
    synonyms: infant, newborn, child, tot, little one, bairn, sprog, bundle of joy, tiny, babe, babe in arms, neonate
  2. a young woman or a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship (often as a form of address).
    "my baby left me for another guy"
    synonyms: darling, sweetheart, dearest, dear, querida, honey, sweetie, sugar, honey pie, sweetie pie, cutie pie, babe, bae, sweeting

verb
treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective toward.
"her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes"
synonyms: pamper, mollycoddle, spoil, cosset, coddle, indulge, overindulge, pet, wait on someone hand and foot, overparent, nanny, pander to, wrap in cotton wool, feather-bed, cocker

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The meaning of BABY is an extremely young child; especially : infant —sometimes used of an adult daughter or son to express parental nostalgia or affection.
verb (used with object). , ba·bied, ba·by·ing. to treat like a young child; pamper: She still babies her son although he's nearly 24.
May 29, 2024 · BABY meaning: 1. a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk: 2. a very young…. Learn more.
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a young woman or sweetheart: often used as a term of address expressing affection. 7. a project of personal concern. 8. See be left holding the baby.
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/ˈbeɪbi/ · noun. a very young mammal · noun. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk · noun. an unborn child; a human fetus.
baby in British English · 1. a. a newborn or recently born child; infant · 2. an unborn child; fetus · 3. the youngest or smallest of a family or group · 4. a.
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. Infant is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term baby. The terms may also be ...
BABY meaning: 1 : a very young child often used before another noun; 2 : a very young animal often used before another noun.
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3(disapproving) a person who behaves like a young child and is easily upset Stop crying! Don't be such a baby.