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A very young child
“You've got to see the baby! When are you going to see the baby?”
The youngest member of a family or group
“She had always been the baby of the family and her parents would continue to dote on her even in her adulthood.”
(informal) Someone who is loved, especially in a romantic or amorous relationship
“My baby don't care for shows. My baby don't care for clothes. My baby just cares for me.”
Someone who complains habitually, especially about trivialities
“I decided to stop being a baby about getting a flu shot.”
A project or venture, especially pursued out of personal interest
“This film was his baby, and he devoted years of his life into its production.”
A responsibility assigned to someone
“This project was meant to be your baby, and you turned out to be a horrible father!”
A person of a specified kind
A person who lacks courage
Something achieved with effort, skill, or courage
Any exaggeratedly dramatic or emotional person
An innocent, pure or guileless person
A small model of a human figure used as a child's toy
Something, typically a process or device, that has been invented
A very young or immature person or animal (or thing)
“Although Ephra was the smallest baby elephant in the herd, she had the biggest ears.”
Comparatively small or immature of its kind
“This baby tee is perfect when worn alone or under layers.”
For, or denoting, young or younger people
To treat like a child
“He thinks his parents baby him a bit too much, but generally life is pretty happy for Glen.”
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