baby
/ˈbeɪ.bi/ noun A1- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- A very young human, even if not yet born. · When is your baby due?· Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.
- 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.
- A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble. · Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something. · I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age. · Adam is the baby of the family.
- A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse. · Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.· Baby, don't cry.
- A form of address to a person considered to be attractive. · Hey baby, what are you doing later?
Plural babies
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.
Down that ipecac went, not only once, but many times during the long, anxious night when the two little girls worked patiently over the suffering Minnie May, and Young Mary Joe, honestly anxious to do all she could, kept up a roaring fire and heated more water than would have been needed for a hospital of croupy babies.
But I must go now, for my babies are waiting in the nest for me.
A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much.
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