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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|嬰兒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|婴儿|tr=yīng'ér|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|娃娃|tr=wáwa|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|小娃娃|tr=xiǎowáwa|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|宝宝|tr=bǎobǎo|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|嬰幼兒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|婴幼儿|tr=yīngyòu'ér|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|嬰孩}}, {{t+|cmn|婴孩|tr=yīnghái}} |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|嬰兒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|婴儿|tr=yīng'ér|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|娃娃|tr=wáwa|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|小娃娃|tr=xiǎowáwa|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|宝宝|tr=bǎobǎo|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|嬰幼兒|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|婴幼儿|tr=yīngyòu'ér|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|嬰孩}}, {{t+|cmn|婴孩|tr=yīnghái}} |
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*: Min Nan: {{t|nan|嬰仔|sc=Hani}}, {{t|nan|婴仔|tr=iⁿ-á, eⁿ-á|sc=Hani}} |
*: Min Nan: {{t|nan|嬰仔|sc=Hani}}, {{t|nan|婴仔|tr=iⁿ-á, eⁿ-á|sc=Hani}} |
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*: Teochew: {{t|und|細孥囝|tr=soi3 nou5gian2}} |
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* Chiricahua: [[’áłchiné]] (Chiricahua); [[’éłchiné]] (Mescalero) |
* Chiricahua: [[’áłchiné]] (Chiricahua); [[’éłchiné]] (Mescalero) |
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* Chukchi: {{t|ckt|neneneng}} |
* Chukchi: {{t|ckt|neneneng}} |
Revision as of 07:59, 6 June 2017
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English babee, babi (“baby”), from babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to Lua error in Module:affix/templates at line 38: The |lang= parameter is not used by this template. Place the language code in parameter 1 instead..
Pronunciation
- enPR: bā'bē, (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪbi/ - (deprecated use of
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parameter)Audio (US): (file) - (deprecated use of
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Noun
baby (plural babies)
- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
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- 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.
- Unborn young; a fetus.
- When is your baby due?
- A person who is immature or infantile.
- Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby!
- Term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
- (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
- Hey baby, what are you doing later?
- A pet project or responsibility.
- 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society 2015, p. 902:
- Sovnarkom was Lenin's baby, it was where he focused all his energies […].
- 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society 2015, p. 902:
- The lastborn of a family.
- An affectionate term for anything.
- See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
- (archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
Synonyms
- (young human being): babe, babby, babbie, infant, see also Wikisaurus:baby
- (young animal): see Wikisaurus:youngling
- (immature or infantile person): big baby
- (term of endearment): love, see also Wikisaurus:sweetheart
See also
Translations
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Adjective
baby (not comparable) (used only before the noun)
- Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
- a baby boy
- Of an animal: young.
- a baby elephant
- Intended for babies.
- baby clothes
- (of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
Usage notes
When referring to a human baby (as per noun sense 1 above) the usual practice is to treat 'human' as the adjective and 'baby' as the noun.
Synonyms
Translations
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Verb
baby (third-person singular simple present babies, present participle babying, simple past and past participle babied)
- (transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, Chapter, [1]
- […] though he tried to be gruff and mature, he yielded to her and was glad to be babied.
- 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, "Friction," [2]
- 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.
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, Chapter, [1]
- (transitive) To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
- 1967, "Mr. Mac and His Team," Time, 31 March, 1967, [3]
- In the past 27 years, "Mr. Mac," as he is known to his 46,000 teammates, has built and babied his McDonnell Co. from nothing into a $1 billion-a-year corporation.
- 1912, Linda Craig, interviewed by Theresa Forte, "Tree and Twig farm — a treasure chest of heirloom tomatoes," Welland Tribune, 25 May, 2012, [4]
- I have grown them for years and although some years are better than others, I have always had loads of tomatoes by not babying them, going easy on the water, and fertilizing with compost in the planting hole.
- 1967, "Mr. Mac and His Team," Time, 31 March, 1967, [3]
Derived terms
- anchor baby
- baby-batterer
- baby-battering
- baby beef
- Baby Bell
- baby bond
- baby bonus
- baby boom
- baby boomer
- baby bottle, baby's bottle
- baby-bouncer
- baby bouzouki
- baby boy
- baby buggy
- babycare
- baby carriage
- baby doll
- baby-doll pajamas, baby doll pyjamas
- baby face
- baby food
- baby girl
- baby grand
- babygro
- babyhood
- baby house
- babyish
- baby-jumper
- baby-minder
- baby monitor
- baby of the family
- baby oil
- baby powder
- baby's breath
- baby seat
- babysit, baby-sit
- babysitter, baby-sitter
- babysitting, baby-sitting
- baby-snatcher
- baby-snatching
- baby spot, baby spotlight
- baby's tears
- baby talk
- baby tooth
- baby universe
- baby wagon
- baby-walker
- be left holding the baby
- big baby
- crybaby
- cry like a baby
- food baby
- passport baby
- throw out the baby with the bathwater, throw the baby out with the bathwater
- sleep like a baby
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Related terms
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Noun
baby c (singular definite babyen, plural indefinite babyer)
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈbeːbi/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter)audio: (file)
Etymology
Noun
baby m (plural baby's, diminutive baby'tje n)
- baby (infant)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) Hyphenation: ba‧by - IPA(key): /ˈbei̯bi/, [ˈbe̞i̯bi]
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈbɑby/, [ˈbɑ̝by]
Alternative forms
Noun
baby
- baby (term of endearment)
- baby (very young human)
Declension
This spelling should preferably be used in nominative only as it does not fit into any standard inflection scheme.
Inflection of baby (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | baby | babyt | |
genitive | babyn | babyjen | |
partitive | babyä | babyjä | |
illative | babyyn | babyihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | baby | babyt | |
accusative | nom. | baby | babyt |
gen. | babyn | ||
genitive | babyn | babyjen | |
partitive | babyä | babyjä | |
inessive | babyssä | babyissä | |
elative | babystä | babyistä | |
illative | babyyn | babyihin | |
adessive | babyllä | babyillä | |
ablative | babyltä | babyiltä | |
allative | babylle | babyille | |
essive | babynä | babyinä | |
translative | babyksi | babyiksi | |
abessive | babyttä | babyittä | |
instructive | — | babyin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English
Noun
baby m (plural babys)
Further reading
- “baby”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
baby m (uncountable)
Adjective
baby (invariant)
- For use by young children
- Very young
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): [ˈbabɨ]
Noun
baby
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) genitive singular of baba - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) nominative plural of baba - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) accusative plural of baba
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English baby
Noun
baby m (definite singular babyen, indefinite plural babyer, definite plural babyene)
- a baby
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “baby” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English baby
Noun
baby m (definite singular babyen, indefinite plural babyar, definite plural babyane)
- a baby
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “baby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Noun
baby m (plural babys)
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/eɪbi
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English informal terms
- English terms with archaic senses
- Min Nan terms with non-redundant manual script codes
- Lao terms with redundant script codes
- Translations to be checked (Undetermined)
- Language code is name/ttbc/unrecognised
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English affectionate terms
- English basic words
- en:Age
- en:Babies
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish slang
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Age
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- French terms derived from English
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian uncountable nouns
- Italian terms spelled with Y
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian adjectives
- Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms
- Lower Sorbian noun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns