baby A1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled babby US /ˈbeɪbi/ UK /ˈbeɪ̯.bi/ See IPA manual Freq #266 Meanings 1 noun A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk. The baby began to cry again. 2 noun A very young animal. The baby rabbits stayed close to their mother. 3 noun Someone who behaves in an immature or childish way. Stand up for yourself and don't be such a baby! 4 verb To treat someone with too much care, as if they were a small child. She babies her grown son far too much. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a very young child who... babeinfant 3 noun · someone who behaves in an... big baby 4 verb · to treat someone with too... coddlepamperspoilmollycoddle More babbabberbabbiebabbybairnbantlingbubchitcrotchfruitfleshloaf Word family Forms babies Related forms babebabehblastocystchildembryofetusgameteinfantmorulatoddlerzygote Common collocations new baby Adjective + noun feed a baby Verb + noun have a baby Verb + noun healthy baby Adjective + noun newborn baby Adjective + noun expect a baby Verb + noun premature baby Adjective + noun baby mama Noun + noun Etymology AI details Two main origins: * Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala. * Borrowed from French Baby. ബേബി ml Baby French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # baby **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbeɪbi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbeɪ̯.bi/ **Frequency rank:** 266 ## Meanings 1. A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk. 2. A very young animal. 3. Someone who behaves in an immature or childish way. 4. To treat someone with too much care, as if they were a small child. ## Examples - The baby began to cry again. - The baby rabbits stayed close to their mother. - Stand up for yourself and don't be such a baby! - She babies her grown son far too much. ## Synonyms - bab - babber - babbie - babby - babe - bairn - bantling - bub - chit - crotchfruit - fleshloaf - infant ## Related Forms - babe - babeh - blastocyst - child - embryo - fetus - gamete - infant - morula - toddler - zygote ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ബേബി - Root: Baby ## Etymology Two main origins: * Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala. * Borrowed from French Baby. ## AI Etymology Baby has two main origins: Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala.; borrowed from French Baby. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown