baby
/ˈbeɪ.bi/ verb C2- To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
- To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
He/she/it babies · Past babied · Past participle babied · -ing form babying
Verb forms
- Base form
- baby
- He/she/it
- babies
- Past
- babied
- Past participle
- babied
- -ing form
- babying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup.
Even the Duchess sneezed occasionally; and as for the baby, it was sneezing and howling alternately without a moment’s pause.
She said the last word with such sudden violence that Alice quite jumped; but she saw in another moment that it was addressed to the baby, and not to her, so she took courage, and went on again:—
While she was trying to fix on one, the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach at the Duchess and the baby—the fire-irons came first; then followed a shower of saucepans, plates, and dishes.
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