babynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbeɪ.bi/us/ˈbeɪ.bi/A1 a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk:
A2 a very young animal:
disapproving an adult or especially an older child who is crying or behaving like a child:
mainly US a word you can use when you are talking to someone you love such as your wife, husband, partner, etc.:
a type of vegetable that is specially grown to stay small
informal Someone's baby is something that they have a special interest in and responsibility for:
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- The baby lay in his cot, cooing, and gurgling.
- A new baby will automatically curl its fingers round any object it touches.
- Their baby was born last December.
- She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
- She has had three babies in the past five years.
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Children & babies
- a mouth to feed idiom
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby boom
- childproof
- children
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
- waif
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babyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbeɪ.bi/us/ˈbeɪ.bi/informalto treat an older child as if he or she were a much younger child:
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Defending and protecting
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- coddle
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protect
- protective
- ring-fence
- rustproof
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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