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   baby

   /ˈbeɪbi/

   noun

   • 1. a very young child: "his wife's just had a baby" Similar infantnewbornchildtotlittle onebairninformal:sprogbundle of joytinyliterary:babebabe in armstechnical:neonate
   • ▪ a very young animal: "bats only have one baby a year"
   • ▪ the youngest member of a family or group: "Clara was the baby of the family" Similar youngestjunior membersmallestlittlest
   • ▪ a timid or childish person: "‘Don't be such a baby!’ she said witheringly"
   • ▪ one's particular responsibility or concern: informal "‘This is your baby, Gerry,’ she said, handing him the brief"
   • 2. a lover or spouse (often as a form of address): informal "my baby left me for another guy" Similar darlingsweetheartdearestdearqueridainformal:honeysweetiesugarhoney piesweetie piecutie piebabebaearchaic:sweeting
   • ▪ a thing regarded with affection or familiarity: "this baby can reach speeds of 120 mph" Similar darlingsweetheartdearestdearqueridainformal:honeysweetiesugarhoney piesweetie piecutie piebabebaearchaic:sweeting

   adjective

   • 1. comparatively small or immature of its kind: "a baby version of the Oxford Movement"
   • ▪ (of vegetables) picked before reaching their usual size: "baby carrots"

   verb

   • 1. treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards: "her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech.

   Derivatives

   • 1. babyhood noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   the youngest member of a family, group, etc.: I was the baby of the family for ten years, until my twin brothers were born. an adult who behaves like a child; an immature, helpless, or fearful person: Just swallow the medicine—don't be such a baby! a human fetus: The baby hasn’t arrived yet, but the nursery is ready.

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