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Meaning of baby | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
ˈbeɪ̯.bi

Definitions

  1. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
  2. A surname.
  3. third-person singular present indicative
  4. A very young human, even if not yet born.
  5. To pamper like a baby; coddle. See Synonyms at pamper.
  6. second-person singular imperative
  7. Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
  8. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.
  9. A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
  10. like a baby; not mature. a babyish child that cries every day at school. baba-agtig صِبْياني бебешки infantil dětský, dětinský kindisch babyagtig; barnlig μωρουδίστικος, ανώριμοςinfantil, pegado a las faldas de su madre titelik کودکانه lapsellinen enfantinתינוק बच्चे जैसा व्यवहार करना djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 幼稚な 갓난아기 같은 kūdikiškas bērnišķīgs keanak-anakan kinderachtigbarnsligdziecinny ماشومانه، د وړوكو يا د كوچنيو په څير infantil infantil младенческий; детский...
  11. A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
  12. (American) a pram. stootkarretjie, babawaentjie عَرَبَة أطْفال детска количка carrinho de bebé kočárek der Kinderwagen barnevogn καροτσάκι για μωρά cochecito de niño lapsevanker کالسکه بچه lastenvaunut landau עֶגלַת תִּינוֹק बच्चा गाड़ी, प्राम kolica babakocsi kereta bayi barnakerra carrozzina 乳母車 유모차 vaikiškas vežimėlis bērnu ratiņi kereta sorong kinderwagenbarnevognwózek dziecięcy د ماشوم بګۍ يا ګاډۍ carrinho de bebé landou, căru­cior детская коляска kočík otroški voziček dečija kolica barn...
    American
  13. The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
  14. a small grand piano. klein vleuelpiano بْيانو صَغير пиано piano de cauda poloviční křídlo der Stutzflügel kabinetsflygel μικρό πιάνο με ουρά piano de media cola kabinet(tiib)klaver پیانوی سه پایه کوچک pienikokoinen flyygeli demi-queue פְּסַנתֵר-כָּנָף קָטָן एक छोटा प्यानो pijanino pianínó piano lítill flygill pianoforte a mezza coda 小型グランドピアノ 소형 그랜드 피아노 kabinetinis fortepijonas mazs flīģelis piano kleine vleugel kabinettflygel mały fortepian وړه پيانو چي اوږد والي يي تر يونيم متره پوري رسيږي ...
  15. A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
  16. to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out. She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday. baba oppas, kind oppas يَعْتَني بالأطْفال стоя при малко дете/деца в отсъствие на родителите trabalhar como babá hlídat děti (někomu) babysitten babysitte; være babysitter κάνω μπέιμπι σίτιγκ cuidar niños, hacer de canguro, hacer de niñera last hoidma بچه داری کردن vahtia lasta faire de la garde d'enfants שמרטף माता-पिता की गैर-हाजिरी मेंबच्चे की देखभाल करना čuvati dijete gyerme...
  17. A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
    informal
  18. babawagter, babaoppasser مُرَبيَـة أطفال детегледач babá kdo hlídá děti (někomu jako službu) der Babysitter babysitter μπέιμπι σίτερniñera, canguro lapsehoidja پرستار کودک؛ دایه lapsenvahti garde d'enfantsשמרטף बच्चे की देखभाल करने वाला या वाली čuvarica djece gyermekőrző penjaga anak barnapía baby-sitter ベビーシッター 애를 봐주는 사람 vaikų prižiūrėtojas aukle (vecāku prombūtnes laikā) pengasuh oppasbarnevakt osoba pilnująca dziecka د ماشوم ساتوتكي، دايه babysiter babysitter приходящая няня opatrovateľka ...
  19. A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
  20. baba oppas, kind oppas عِنايَةٌ بالأطْفال гледане на дете serviço de babá hlídání dětí das Babysitten babysitning μπέιμπι σίτιγκ cuidado de niños lapsehoidmine بچه داری lapsenvahdinta garde d'enfants שְׁמַרטָפוּת बच्चे की देखभाल करना čuvanje dijete gyermekőrzés pekerjaan menjaga anak barnagæsla babysitteraggio ベビーシッターの仕事 아기 돌보기 vaikų prižiūrėjimas bērnu uzraudzīšana (vecāku prombūtnes laikā) penjagaan kanak-kanak oppassen det å være barnevakt pilnowanie dziecka ماشوم پالنه، ماشوم ساتنه serviç...
  21. A pet project or responsibility.
  22. bebé, dim. bebito-a; nene.
  23. An affectionate term for anything.
  24. A very young child; an infant.
  25. A small image of an infant; a doll.
    archaic
  26. One who is new to an identity or community.
    attributive, often

Equivalents

Afrikaans baba jong
Bosanski baba babi bela kulta mlada nena дете
Català Benjamí
Cymraeg babi cariad
Dansk Benjamin unge
Esperanto dorloti
Español bebe Benjamín benjamina nena nene
Eesti pesamuna
فارسی بچه توله کره
Gàidhlig gaol gràdh leannan rùn rùnag
हिन्दी दुलारना शावक
Hrvatski baba babi bela kulta mlada nena дете
Italiano baby bambino bella bello cucciolo piccolo
한국어 베이비 새끼
Македонски бебе дете
Bahasa Melayu anak sayang
Polski dzieciuch kochanie maluch Mała skarb
Slovenčina dieťa mláďa
Српски baba babi bela kulta mlada nena дете
Kiswahili mtoto
తెలుగు దూడ పిల్ల
Tagalog bebot
Türkçe bebek yavru
IsiZulu isingane

Examples

“The baby new to earth and sky, ⁠What time his tender palm is prest ⁠Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ‘this is I:’ […]”
“In that film, I often hid my head in my hands, unable to watch scenes about dead babies and diving into gruesome lavatories.”
“When is your baby due?”
“Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.”
“Karen went to England to have her baby several months before he was born so he would have the medication she needed before the baby was born and she wanted the doctors she was used to when she lived there. It would be cheaper to have the baby in England. Karen named the baby Bill Joseph […] He laughed a lot and loved his bath which he took in a plastic baby tub.”
“Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!”
“I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.”
“Adam is the baby of the family.”
“"You are very dull this morning, Sheriff," said the youngest daughter of the house, who, being the baby and pretty, had grown pettishly privileged in speech.”
“"He's a year older than me." "You're the baby, eh?"”
“Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.”
“Baby, don't cry.”
“Well, since my baby left me, Well, I found a new place to dwell. Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street At Heartbreak Hotel.”
“Hey baby, what are you doing later?”
“This test program I've designed is my new baby.”
“You need to talk to John about that – it's his baby.”
“Sovnarkom was Lenin's baby, it was where he focused all his energies […].”
“See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.”
“baby queer; baby trans”
“These more general spells and rituals can also be helpful for baby witches, who might want more time to practice before they hop into highly-specific spells.”
“That was even worse than blurting my sexuality like I had when I was what we called a “baby dyke” in college, desperate to find other lesbians for friendship or more.”
“As someone who is still a 'baby trans', these collaborations have taught me so much about what it means to live outside cisnormativity.”

CEFR level

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