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Baby

/ˈbeɪbi/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Baby"

noun

1
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
2
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 chickens for the babies of birds. See for more.
3
Unborn young; a fetus.
"When is your baby due?"
4
A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
"Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!"

verb

1
To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
2
To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

adjective

1
Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
"a baby boy"
2
Of an animal: young.
"a baby elephant"
3
Intended for babies.
"baby clothes"
4
(of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

🔄 Synonyms of "Baby"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
indulgeverb	(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
babenoun	(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from 20th c.]
cossetnoun	(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
infantile	Childish; immature.
pamperverb	(transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
coddleverb	(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
mollycoddlenoun	(transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
spoilverb	(transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
earlynoun	Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
youngnoun	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
cockernoun	(colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
featherbednoun	A mattress stuffed with feathers.
sisternoun	A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
infantnoun	A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Baby"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
infantnoun	A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
infantile	Childish; immature.
babenoun	(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from 20th c.]
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
youngnoun	(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
cossetnoun	A pet, usually a pet lamb.
mollycoddlenoun	(now rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
coddlenoun	An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.
pampernoun	Alternative form of pampers. [(informal) A diaper or nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent).]
sisternoun	A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
indulgeverb	(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
spoilnoun	(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
newnoun	(with the, invariable plural only) Things that are new.
featherbednoun	A mattress stuffed with feathers.
immaturenoun	An immature member of a species.
cockernoun	(colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
earlynoun	(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
infancynoun	The state of being an infant.
toddlernoun	A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.
childhoodnoun	The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.