baby

Nouns

• (n) 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
  babe, infant,
• (n) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
  • the baby of the family
  • the baby of the Supreme Court
• (n) an immature childish person
  • he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
  • stop being a baby!
  child,
• (n) 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
• (n) (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women babe, sister,
• (n) a very young mammal
  • baby rabbits
• (n) a project of personal concern to someone
  • this project is his baby

Verbs

• (v) treat with excessive indulgence
  • grandparents often pamper the children
  • Let's not mollycoddle our students!
  cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, indulge, spoil,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity