EGAVE

baby

About 38.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. A very young human, even if not yet born.
    When is your baby due?
  2. noun A very young human, even if not yet born.
    When is your baby due?
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
    Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!
  5. noun A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
    I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.
  6. noun The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
    Adam is the baby of the family.
  7. noun A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
    Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.
  8. noun A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
    Hey baby, what are you doing later?

Similar words

infant infantile babe child young cosset mollycoddle coddle pamper sister

Often followed by

is and was in to boomers boom girl with

Word family

babied babier babies babiest babyhood babyhoods babying babyish

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