Definitions for baby

Definitions for (noun) baby

Main entry: baby

Definition: a project of personal concern to someone

Usage: this project is his baby


Main entry: baby

Definition: a very young mammal

Usage: baby rabbits


Main entry: babe, baby, sister

Definition: (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women


Main entry: baby

Definition: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)

Usage: the baby of the family; the baby of the Supreme Court


Main entry: babe, baby, infant

Definition: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Usage: the baby began to cry again; she held the baby in her arms; it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different


Main entry: baby

Definition: an unborn child; a human fetus

Usage: I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby; it was great to feel my baby moving about inside


Main entry: baby, child

Definition: an immature childish person

Usage: he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived; stop being a baby!


Definitions for (verb) baby

Main entry: indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, featherbed, spoil, cosset, cocker, coddle, baby

Definition: treat with excessive indulgence

Usage: grandparents often pamper the children; Let's not mollycoddle our students!


Visual thesaurus for baby