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*[[Chickasaw]]: [[pushkush]]
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*Chinese: [[婴儿]] (yīng ér)
*Chinese: [[婴儿]] (yīng ér)
*:Teochew: soi3 nou5gian2
*[[Comanche]]: [[onaa]]
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*Czech: [[dítě]] {{n}}

Revision as of 18:21, 8 January 2007

English

A human baby.

Pronunciation

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    Rhymes: -eɪbi

Noun

baby (plural bab or ies)

  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. Lua error in Module:form_of/templates at line 127: Parameter 1 is required. 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.

Synonyms

Translations

young human being Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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young animal Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

  • Dutch: jong Template:f
  • Finnish: poikanen, poika (especially in compounds)
  • French: petit Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required., bébé Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.
  • Hebrew: גור (gur) Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required. (and there are special terms for certain animals)
  • Italian: piccolo Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.

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immature or infantile person Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

  • Dutch: baby Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required., kleuter Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.
  • Finnish: lapsi, vauva
  • French: bébé Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.
  • Greek: μωρός (morós) Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required., παιδαριώδης (pedariódis) Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required., ανώριμος (anórimos) Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.

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  • Italian: bambino Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.

term of endearment Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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  • Italian: tesoro Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.

form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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pet project Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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lastborn of a family Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

  • Dutch: benjamin Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.
  • French: benjamin Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required. (a male), benjamine Template:f (a female)
  • Romanian: mezin Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 57: Parameter 1 is required.

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Adjective

baby (no comparative or superlative; 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

Synonyms

Translations

of a child Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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of an animal Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

  • Finnish: -vauva (in compounds), vauva- (in compounds)
  • French: petit (additionally, as in English, the young of some animals have special names)
  • Italian: in general, append the suffix -ino or -etto to the name of the animal

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intended for babies Lua error in Module:utilities/templates at line 10: Parameters "1" and "2" are required.

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Verb

baby (babies, babied, babying)

  1. To coddle.

Derived terms

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See also

Dutch

Noun

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  1. baby (infant)
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