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

Synonyms

babe infant

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 ] (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

Synonyms

sister

Related terms

girl cant

3
[ noun ] (zoology) a very young mammal

Examples

: "baby rabbits"

Related terms

young_mammal

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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

offspring

5
[ noun ] an immature childish person

Synonyms

child

Examples

"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived" "stop being a baby!"

Related terms

person

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[ noun ] a project of personal concern to someone

Examples

"this project is his baby"

Related terms

undertaking

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[ adjective ] being or befitting or characteristic of an infant

Synonyms

infantile infant

Examples

"baby rabbits"

Related terms

young

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[ adjective ] (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

Synonyms

new young

Examples

"baby carrots" "new potatoes" "young corn"

Related terms

early

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[ verb ] treat with excessive indulgence

Examples

"grandparents often pamper the children" "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

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