Baby | Mean of baby in English Dictionary
/ˈbeɪbi/
- Noun
- a very young child
- She had the baby yesterday. = She gave birth to the baby yesterday.
- Are you expecting a baby? [=are you pregnant?]
- I hear the baby crying.
- The baby is just learning to crawl.
- a baby girl/boy
- baby clothes
- baby pictures
- a baby monitor
- (US) I gave my sister a baby shower. [=a party at which gifts are given to a woman who is pregnant]
- She has a real baby face. [=a face that resembles the face of a baby; a face that looks young and innocent]
- a very young animal
- a bird and its babies
- a baby bird
- a baby deer
- the youngest member of a group
- My sister is the baby of the family.
- my baby sister
- someone who is young in comparison with others
- “Only 32? Oh, you're just a baby!”
- someone who behaves like a child
- someone who is afraid or who complains a lot
- When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.
- Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn.
- a lover or sweetheart
- Nothing's gone right since my baby went away.
- something that someone has created with special personal attention or interest
- This project is my baby.
- to get rid of something you want while trying to get rid of something you do not want
- 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.
- very small
- a baby grand piano
- baby carrots/vegetables
- Take baby steps.
- Verb
- to treat (someone) like a baby
- That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him.
- I babied myself [=pampered myself] with a trip to the spa.
- to operate or treat (something) in a very careful and gentle way
- baby a car
- He was babying his injured foot.