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Definition of baby



Overview of noun baby

The noun baby has 7 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (16) baby, babe, infant

(a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different")

2. (1) baby

(the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court")

3. child, baby

(an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!")

4. baby

(an unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside")

5. baby, babe, sister

((slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women)

6. baby

(a very young mammal; "baby rabbits")

7. baby

(a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby")


Overview of verb baby

The verb baby has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

(treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")