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English noun: baby | |||
| 1. | baby (person) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | babe, infant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | child, kid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abandoned infant, blue baby, cherub, foundling, godchild, neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant, nurseling, nursling, papoose, pappoose, suckling, test-tube baby, war baby | ||
| 2. | baby (person) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) | ||
| Samples | The baby of the family. The baby of the Supreme Court. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | issue, offspring, progeny | ||
| 3. | baby (person) an immature childish person | ||
| Samples | He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived. Stop being a baby!. | ||
| Synonyms | child | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | baby (person) an unborn child; a human fetus | ||
| Samples | I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby. It was great to feel my baby moving about inside. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fetus, foetus | ||
| 5. | baby (person) (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | ||
| Synonyms | babe, sister | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 6. | baby (animal) a very young mammal | ||
| Samples | Baby rabbits. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | young mammal | ||
| 7. | baby (act) a project of personal concern to someone | ||
| Samples | This project is his baby. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | labor, project, task, undertaking | ||
English verb: baby | |||
| 1. | baby (social) treat with excessive indulgence | ||
| Samples | Grandparents often pamper the children. Let's not mollycoddle our students!. | ||
| Synonyms | cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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