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BNC: 869 COCA: 588

baby

1 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ noun
plural babies
1 baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
noun
plural babies
Learner's definition of BABY
[count]
: a very young child婴儿
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
: a very young animal幼崽
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
: the youngest member of a group(成员中)年龄最小者
often used before another noun 常用于另一名词前
: someone who is young in comparison with others(相比之下)较年轻者
: someone who behaves like a child
especially : someone who is afraid or who complains a lot孩子气的人;(尤指)胆怯的人,老爱抱怨的人
slang
: a lover or sweetheart爱人;心上人
◊ This sense of baby is common in song lyrics.此义项的baby常见于歌词中。
used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc.used especially by men to address women and by women to address men心肝儿,宝贝儿(用作对爱人、好友等的非正式称呼,尤用于男女间的称呼)
◊ This sense of baby is sometimes used in a very informal way by men to address an attractive woman.此义项的baby有时被男性用来称呼迷人的女子,是一种很不正式的表达方式。
◊ Using baby to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.用baby称呼不太熟悉的人可能引起冒犯。
: something that someone has created and developed with special personal attention or interest(倾注了个人心血和兴趣的)创作,作品

hold the baby

see 1hold

throw out the baby with the bathwater

informal
: to get rid of something you want while trying to get rid of something you do not want把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉;良莠不分一起抛;不分好坏全盘否定

— babyhood

/ˈbeɪbiˌhʊd/ noun [noncount]

— babyish

/ˈbeɪbijɪʃ/ adjective [more babyish; most babyish]
2 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ adjective
2 baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
adjective
Learner's definition of BABY
always used before a noun 
: very small : much smaller than usual极小的;小型的
3 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ verb
babies; babied; babying
3 baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
verb
babies; babied; babying
Learner's definition of BABY
[+ object]
: to treat (someone) like a baby : to be kind or too kind to (someone)婴儿般对待;百般呵护
: to operate or treat (something) in a very careful and gentle way小心翼翼地操作;小心对待
BNC: 869 COCA: 588

baby

1 of 3

noun

ba·​by ˈbā-bē How to pronounce baby (audio)
plural babies
1
a(1)
: an extremely young child
especially : infant
(2)
: an extremely young animal
b
: the youngest of a group
He is the baby of the family.
2
a
: one that is like a baby (as in behavior)
When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.
b
: something that is one's special responsibility, achievement, or interest
The project was his baby.
3
slang
a
: girl, woman
often used in address
b
: boy, man
often used in address
Hey baby, nice car!
4
: person, thing
is one tough baby
babyhood noun
babyish adjective

baby

2 of 3

adjective

1
: of, relating to, or being an extremely young child
a baby bonnet
2
: much smaller than the usual
baby carrots
a baby grand piano
Take baby steps.

baby

3 of 3

verb

babied; babying

transitive verb

1
: to tend to indulge with often excessive or inappropriate care and solicitude
babying their only child
2
: to use or treat with care
babying a sore knee
Choose the Right Synonym for baby

indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings.

indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.

indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse

pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.

pampered by the amenities of modern living

humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.

humored him by letting him tell the story

spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.

foolish parents spoil their children

baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.

babying students by grading too easily

mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.

refused to mollycoddle her malingering son

Example Sentences

Noun I hear the baby crying. The baby is just learning to crawl. a bird and its babies My sister is the baby of the family. “Only 32? Oh, you're just a baby!” When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby. Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn. Nothing's gone right since my baby went away. Verb That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him. He was babying his injured foot. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Still, even at dizzying prices, the online registry site Babylist said the number of people adding stroller wagons to their baby registries increased about 40% from 2020 to 2021, and increased another 55% from 2021 to 2022. Lia Picard, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Her first stop on her tour's continuation (and foray back into Y2K) takes place in Brazil, where she's been showing off her hot pink bra hidden underneath a sheer, baby bubblegum sweater. Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2022 But those were relative baby steps compared to what some other automakers have done. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 Drew Scott and wife Linda Phan are letting fans in on their bedtime routine with baby Parker. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Spinach and baby tomatoes bring fresh flavor to this savory garlic-and-herb chicken macaroni. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Swift explained how her journey into filmmaking didn’t come overnight and called for baby steps. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Options include a crispy fish sandwich with habanero slaw and heirloom tomatoes; Dutch baby pancake with fresh fruit and whipped ricotta cheese; oyster Benedict; and the Hot Dog Donut, a dog baked inside a savory doughnut dough. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Blake and Cristal continue to quarrel on business matters; Alexis preps for Fallon and Liam’s baby shower; Jeff reconsiders his decisions; Sam learns compromising information about the hotel. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Lively previously opened up about her post-baby body struggles after welcoming her third daughter, Betty, in October 2019. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Workouts in the park for the shrinking of post-baby bodies. Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Since welcoming Wave, Cardi hasn't shied away from speaking about her post-baby body. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 Simpson has famously dealt with weight gain and weight loss throughout the years — all while in the public eye — and says she's always shocked by her body's ability to go back to her pre-baby size. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Rihanna made another stylish post-baby appearance for A$AP Rocky's Rolling Loud set yesterday. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 July 2022 Since welcoming Wave, Cardi hasn't shied away from speaking about her post-baby body. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 These are major changes, and returning to pre-baby athletic performance will take time. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021 The rapper continued her surprise post-baby tour of Paris Fashion Week at the Balenciaga office in Paris Thursday. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2021
Verb
Then the timeline jumps to the ninth year of King Viserys' reign, and then forward half a year after Queen Aemma's death, and then three years later to baby Aegon II's second birthday name day. ELLE, 5 Sep. 2022 With the pandemic receding, voters have been whipsawed by economic uncertainty, public safety concerns, lingering public health threats, and shortages of everything from used cars to baby formula to teachers. Jennifer Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 All Together: Recipes To Love and The Pepper Thai Cookbook, respectively, to baby Jack as well. Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 From low-rise jeans to baby tees to the mini-est of mini skirts, the look that had been dominating Gen Z TikTok and Instagram archive accounts made its way onto the runways and into campaigns and editorials. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 22 July 2022 People can order just about anything online, from couches to baby swings to a new cellphone. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022 In 2020, the duchess brought together 19 British brands and retailers to donate more than 10,000 new items to baby banks across the nation. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022 My little boy gave me another four months to baby him and love him more than anything. cleveland, 25 May 2022 Delta’s cargo unit can ship a variety of live animals, ranging from insects to baby chicks to primates moving between wildlife preserves or zoos. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from babe

Adjective

attributive use of baby entry 1

Verb

verbal derivative of baby entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Adjective

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby was in the 15th century
BNC: 869 COCA: 588
baby

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BABY | BABY + VERB | BABY + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEnew, newborn新生兒;很小的嬰兒low-birthweight, small, tiny低出生體重兒;不足斤兩的嬰兒Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of producing a low-birthweight baby.孕期抽煙會增加嬰兒出生時體重偏低的風險。big個頭大的嬰兒full-term足月的嬰兒premature, preterm (especially BrE) 早產兒;不足月的嬰兒stillborn死產兒unborn胎兒little, young小嬰兒;出生不久的嬰兒three-day-old, six-week-old, ten-month-old, etc.出生 3 天、6 週、10 個月等的嬰兒beautiful, bonny, cute, lovely (especially BrE) 漂亮的寶寶;可愛的寶寶bouncing (informal) , healthy, normal結實的/健康的/發育正常的寶寶
A bonny, bouncing baby, Freddie was her heart's desire and joy.小寶貝弗雷迪健康美麗,活潑可愛,她稱心如意,非常歡喜。contented, good, perfect心滿意足的寶寶;好寶寶;完美的寶寶colicky, crying, screaming患急性腹痛的/啼哭的/尖叫的嬰兒sleeping沉睡的嬰兒growing成長中的嬰兒He took an interest in the growing baby even before it was born.小寶寶出生之前,他就對這個孕育中的孩子產生了興趣。bottle-fed, breastfed用奶瓶餵養的/母乳餵養的嬰兒illegitimate私生子test-tube試管嬰兒abandoned, unwanted棄嬰;沒人要的嬰兒war (= born during the war) 戰時出生的嬰兒VERB + BABYhave生孩子I want to have a baby.我想生個孩子。want想要孩子She's not sure if she wants a baby.她拿不準自己是否想要孩子。conceive, make (informal, humorous) 懷孕;生小孩Darling, I just want to stay with you and make babies!親愛的,我就想和你在一起,生上一群孩子!carry, expect懷小孩;懷孕She's not sure yet how many babies she's carrying.她還不清楚自己懷着幾個小孩。She's expecting a baby in July.她的預產期在 7 月。give birth to, produce生孩子deliver接生孩子The baby was delivered by a midwife.這孩子是助產士接生的。lose流產She lost her baby (= had a miscarriage) three months into her pregnancy.她懷孕 3 個月時流產了。name給寶寶起名They named the baby Charlie.他們給孩子起名叫查利。care for, look after (especially BrE) 照顧/照看嬰兒feed餵孩子bottle-feed用奶瓶餵養嬰兒breastfeed, nurse以母乳餵養孩子;給嬰兒餵奶burp(喂奶後輕拍背部)使嬰兒打嗝The baby needed burping after every bottle.每餵完一瓶奶後都需要輕輕拍打嬰兒背部讓他打嗝。wean給嬰兒斷奶You can start weaning your baby when it's four months old.寶寶 4 個月大你就可以開始給他斷奶了。change給嬰兒換尿布The baby needs changing again (= needs a clean nappy / diaper).寶寶又該換尿布了。bath, bathe (especially NAmE) 給嬰兒洗澡comfort, cradle, cuddle, hold, pick up, rock, take哄寶寶;懷抱着寶寶;抱起寶寶;輕輕搖動寶寶;抱嬰兒She rocked the baby to sleep in her arms.她搖晃着懷裏的孩子哄他睡覺。Can you take the baby while I unlock the door?我去開門,你能抱一下孩子嗎?kiss親吻寶寶swaddle把寶寶裹起來play with逗孩子玩兒adopt收養嬰兒They would like to adopt a newborn baby.他們想收養個新生兒。have adopted, put up for adoption找人收養嬰兒She decided to put her baby up for adoption.她決定把自己的孩子送人。abandon遺棄嬰兒BABY + VERBbe due嬰兒應在某時間出生The baby is due in October.寶寶將在 10 月份出生。arrive, be born嬰兒出生Their first baby arrived exactly nine months after the wedding.他們結婚恰好 9 個月後第一個孩子降生了。bawl, cry, scream, wail嬰兒哭鬧/大哭/尖叫/啼哭babble, coo, gurgle嬰兒牙牙學語/喃喃自語/咯咯笑The baby cooed happily on the rug.寶寶在地毯上高興地喃喃自語。feed, nurse, suck嬰兒吃奶Babies nurse more at night in the first three weeks.嬰兒在出生頭週多在夜裏吃奶。be sick, dribble, drool, spit up (NAmE) 嬰兒生病;嬰兒流口水;嬰兒嘔吐Babies drool a lot when they are teething.寶寶長牙的時候愛流口水。be teething嬰兒長牙crawl, sit up, take his/her first steps, toddle, walk嬰兒爬行/坐起/初學步/蹣跚學步/走路grow, grow up嬰兒成長/長大The doctor said the baby was growing nicely.醫生說這個寶寶生長發育良好。kick, move嬰兒踢腿/挪動I could feel the baby moving inside me.我可以感到體內的胎動。sleep嬰兒睡覺BABY + NOUNboy, girl男嬰;女嬰brother, daughter, sister, son出生不久的小弟弟/女兒/小妹妹/兒子bird, rabbit, etc.剛出生的小鳥、小兔等clothes嬰兒服food, formula, milk (especially BrE) 嬰兒食品;嬰兒配方奶;嬰兒奶lotion, oil, powder供嬰兒用的乳液/潤膚油/爽身粉buggy, carrier, stroller (NAmE) 嬰兒車;嬰兒背帶;摺叠式幼兒推車 (see also baby carriage) alarm, monitor嬰兒報警器/監視器bath嬰兒浴盆talk兒語I didn't use baby talk with my children, but used proper words right from the start.從一開始對孩子講話我就沒有用兒語,而是用正常的話語。unit (especially BrE) 嬰兒間the hospital's baby unit醫院的嬰兒室shower (NAmE) 迎嬰送禮會boom (= a period when many more babies are born than usual) , boomer (= a person born during such a period) 生育高峰期;生育高峰期出生的嬰兒PHRASESsleep like睡得像個嬰兒He was so tired after all his exertions, he slept like a baby.一番辛苦後他累極了,睡得像嬰兒一樣沉。

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