baby
🇺🇸
/ˈbeɪbi/
🇬🇧
/ˈbeɪbi/
noun
A1
a very young child or animal
The baby is sleeping in the crib.
R
the youngest member of a family or group
She is the baby of the family.
R
a person who acts like a young child and gets upset easily
Don't be a baby about it.
R
a loving name for a partner, but can be rude if used by strangers
He called his wife baby.
adjective
R
very small vegetables, picked when young
We bought baby carrots at the store.
verb
R
to treat someone with too much care, like a baby
She babies her little brother too much.
translation
a very young child or animal; the youngest member of a family or group; a person who acts like a young child and gets upset easily; a loving name for a partner, but can be rude if used by strangers
very small vegetables, picked when young
to treat someone with too much care, like a baby
Word Forms
Plural
babies
Progressive
babying
Past
babied
3rd Present
babies
Perfect
babied