baby
n.
infant, very young child; honey, sweetie (term of endearment); childish person (Slang)
v.
spoil, indulge; treat like a baby
Infant
In basic English usage, an infant is defined as a human child at the youngest stage of life, specifically before they can walk and generally before the age of one (see also
child and
adolescent).The term "infant" derives from the
Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak." There is no exact definition for infancy. "Infant" is also a legal term with the meaning of
minor; that is, any child under the age of legal adulthood.A human infant less than a month old is a newborn infant or a neonate. The term "newborn" includes
premature infants, postmature infants and
full term newborns.
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baby
Noun
1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"
(synonym) babe, infant
(hypernym) child, kid
(hyponym) blue baby
(derivation) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
2. sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
(synonym) sister
(hypernym) girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
3. a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
(hypernym) young mammal
4. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
(hypernym) offspring, progeny, issue
5. an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
(synonym) child
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
6. a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
(hypernym) undertaking, project, task, labor
Verb
1. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
(synonym) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
(derivation) babe, infant
Babies
(pl. )
of Baby
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
baby
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* baby boom = baby boom.
* generación del baby boom = baby boom generation, baby-boomer generation.
* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.