baby

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Related terms 1.5.3 See also 1.6 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Synonyms 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English babe + -y/-ie "endearing and diminutive suffix"

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bā'bē, IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/, SAMPA: /"beIbi/
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  Rhymes: -eɪbi

[edit] Noun

baby (plural babies)

1. A very young human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
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 chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.
3. A person who is immature or infantile.

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

4. A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend.
5. (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.

   Hey baby, what are you doing later?

6. A pet project or responsibility.

   The annual report has been my baby since September.

7. The lastborn of a family; a benjamin.

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• (young human being): babe, babby, babbie, infant
• (immature or infantile person): big baby
• (term of endearment): love

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[edit] Adjective

baby (not comparable)

(used only before the noun)

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).

[edit] Synonyms

• (very young, of a child): little
• (intended for babies): baby's, babies'

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[edit] Verb

to baby (third-person singular simple present babies, present participle babying, simple past and past participle babied)

1. To coddle.

[edit] Derived terms

Look at pages starting with baby.

[edit] Related terms

• babe

[edit] See also

• child
• infant
• toddler

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: Abby

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

baby m. (plural baby's, diminutive baby'tje or babytje, diminutive plural baby'tjes or babytjes)

1. baby (infant)

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧by

[edit] Noun

baby

1. baby

[edit] Declension

Declension of baby (type valo) singular plural nominative baby babyt genitive babyn babyjen partitive babya babyja accusative baby babyn babyt inessive babyssa babyissa elative babysta babyista illative babyyn babyihin adessive babylla babyilla ablative babylta babyilta allative babylle babyille essive babyna babyina translative babyksi babyiksi instructive – babyin abessive babytta babyitta comitative – babyineen

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• vauva

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English

[edit] Noun

baby m. (plural babys)

1. table soccer, table football
2. baby, darling, sweetheart