Baby

Quick meaning: Baby is a noun meaning A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

Meaning

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

More Meanings

1. A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
2. A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
3. The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
4. A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
5. (informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
6. A thing that is comparatively small of its kind.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

Adam is the baby of the family.

Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!

"He's a year older than me." "You're the baby, eh?"

I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.

Word Forms

• babies
• babier
• babyer
• baby-er
• babiest
• babyest
• baby-est
• babying
• babied

Synonyms for baby

Depending on context, synonyms include babe, babby, babbie, youngling, love, bab.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include infantile, babe, child, young, cosset, mollycoddle.

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