baby
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Examples "isn't she too young to have a baby?" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)At_the_same_time the multiple transvestitism involved - the fat man as girl and as baby , as coquette pretending to be a baby - touches for a moment horrifyingly upon the secret sources of a life like Jacoby 's , upon the sinister dreams which form the sources of any human life . At_the_same_time the multiple transvestitism involved - the fat man as girl and as baby , as coquette pretending to be a baby - touches for a moment horrifyingly upon the secret sources of a life like Jacoby 's , upon the sinister dreams which form the sources of any human life . The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She had even steeled herself to keep Juanita upstairs in the nurse 's room off the empty nursery , although the girl tried to insist on moving_back to the quarters to spare Kate remembrance of the baby 's death . Juanita drooped about the place , wearing a haunted , brooding look , which Kate attributed to the baby 's death , until the day a letter came for her addressed to `` Miss_Juanita_Fitzroy '' , bearing a Grafton postmark . |
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[ noun ] the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
Examples "the baby of the family" "the baby of the Supreme Court" Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)`` She married our baby boy , Bobby_Joe , this summer '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a project of personal concern to someone
Examples "this project is his baby" Related terms |
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[ verb ] treat with excessive indulgence
Synonyms coddle pamper indulge cocker mollycoddle spoil cosset featherbed Examples "grandparents often pamper the children" "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" Related terms |
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