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Meaning of 'baby'
Meaning of 'baby' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Baby 
[ a.]
- Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as,
baby swans. [ a.]2. Baby [ n.]
- An infant or young child of either sex; a babe. [ n.]- A small image of an infant; a doll.
3. Baby [ v. i.]
- To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor;
to fondle. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'baby' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. baby [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a very young mammal
- a very young mammal
Example in sentence:
- baby rabbits
Meaning (2):
- an immature childish person
- an immature childish person
Example in sentence:
- he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived;
- stop being a baby!
Meaning (3):
- an unborn child; a human fetus
- an unborn child; a human fetus
Example in sentence:
- I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby;
- it was great to feel my baby moving about inside
Meaning (4):
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Example in sentence:
- it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different;
- she held the baby in her arms;
- the baby began to cry again
Meaning (5):
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
Example in sentence:
- the baby of the family;
- the baby of the Supreme Court
Meaning (6):
- a project of personal concern to someone
- a project of personal concern to someone
Example in sentence:
- this project is his baby
2. baby [ v]
[ v]Meaning (7):
- treat with excessive indulgence
- treat with excessive indulgence
Example in sentence:
- grandparents often pamper the children;
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
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