baby

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

babies

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

babier

Superlative

babiest

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

baby

past (v2)

babied

past participle (v3)

babied

present participle

babying

3rd person singular

babies

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

   • Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.
   • In that film, I often hid my head in my hands, unable to watch scenes about dead babies and diving into gruesome lavatories.
   • When is your baby due?

2. 2.A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.

   • Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!

3. 3.A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.

   • I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.

4. 4.Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.

   • I have known him since he was a baby.
   • My grandson is still a baby.
   • My baby wants to talk.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced.

   • That evening, we grouped about the fire in the parlor, a wide circle that left room for the babyest of the party to disport themselves upon the rug, in the glow of the grate piled with cannel coal.

2. 2.Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

3. 3.Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.

   • Spider. Here let us begin at the beginning, at the babyest of books for Edith's nursery.
   • A doll show held the attention of children at Allen as a special feature during the week. Winners were:[…]baby-est doll, Betty McQueary.
   • "There's a babier baby than Mike," she said. "But you will see her to-morrow. Aren't we rich? Come in and see Matilda - you won't find her much changed. It's so absurd to see her with all these children."

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

   • Then the man effected measles and stayed off the job for six weeks, babying himself at home, though he lived just round the corner from my half-built house.

Overall

Very common· #464

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Common

Synonyms

• babe
• infant