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| 1. | [ noun ] a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | |
| Synonyms: | babe infant | |
| Examples: | "isn't she too young to have a baby?" |
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| Related terms: | child cherub foundling godchild neonate nursling papoose premature_baby small-for-gestational-age_infant test-tube_baby blue_baby war_baby pamper | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | |
| Synonyms: | sister | |
| Related terms: | girl cant | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) a very young mammal | |
| Examples: | : "baby rabbits" |
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| Related terms: | young_mammal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) | |
| Examples: | "the baby of the family" "the baby of the Supreme Court" |
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| Related terms: | offspring | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an immature childish person | |
| Synonyms: | child | |
| Examples: | "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived" "stop being a baby!" |
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| Related terms: | person | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a project of personal concern to someone | |
| Examples: | "this project is his baby" |
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| Related terms: | undertaking | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] being or befitting or characteristic of an infant | |
| Synonyms: | infantile infant | |
| Examples: | "baby rabbits" |
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| Related terms: | young | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | |
| Synonyms: | new young | |
| Examples: | "baby carrots" "new potatoes" "young corn" |
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| Related terms: | early | |
| 9. | [ verb ] treat with excessive indulgence | |
| Synonyms: | coddle pamper indulge cocker mollycoddle spoil cosset featherbed | |
| Examples: | "grandparents often pamper the children" "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
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| Related terms: | treat indulgence pamperer mollycoddle | |
| Similar spelling: |
Babb bawbee bap babu babe baba |
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