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baby

baby

1.0
An unborn child growing inside the mother's body
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪbi/
translation icon : feto
  • And there is nothing like feeling your baby move inside you.
  • unborn baby
  • pregnancy for the baby
  • a healthy baby

And she said your baby's heartbeat is very low.

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Examples

  • A woman came up to me with her baby, who was suffering from a terrible rash.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I need to actually put together this because the baby could come any day.

  • And that reason is because we're having a baby, another baby.

  • And the next time we see them, I think we'll have the baby, which is just wild.

  • I cannot have this baby and hold my existing family together.

  • We'll move to Europe, and I'll have my baby in France.

  • Then her father forced her to leave him and give up their baby for adoption.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That's when my baby is due.

  • I'm pregnant, and the baby is Kenny's.

  • I felt ecstatic when I learned that I was going to have a baby soon.

Synonyms

fetus
vsbaby
  • Specialized
163 4.1

An unborn baby in the later stages of pregnancy

refers specifically to a human in the womb rather than any vertebrate
preborn
vsbaby
  • US
7.3

A baby that is not yet born

is the same but uses a biological label for the person

Idioms

To get rid of something valuable while removing something bad

baby Jesus
  • Informal
1 9.5

A joking way to show mock sadness or disapproval

1 9.1

Being the only person who must deal with a problem after others avoid it

1 9.9

Cause great sadness or disappointment, often as a joke

to hold the baby
  • Informal
1 8.8

To have the only responsibility for a hard problem when others avoid it

1 8.1

To give each side part of what they want so both feel happy

9.9

A playful reason to buy something new

9.9

To leave quickly in a playful way

Compounds

81 1.0

A very young male child

63 3.5

A person born between 1946 and 1964 who grew up after World War II

big baby
  • Offensive
28 5.0

A person who acts like a child by being very sensitive or complaining

14 1.2

A tooth that children have before their adult teeth grow

baby mama
  • Slang
12 8.2

A mother of a man's child who is often not married or living with him

12 3.3

A sudden large increase in births

11 1.0

A very young bird without enough feathers to fly or leave the nest

baby-killer
  • Offensive
11 9.9

An insulting name for a person who kills or is accused of killing babies

9 1.2

A person parents pay to look after children when they are away

8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

7 3.5

A face that makes someone look younger and more innocent than they are

7 1.0

A soft, fine powder put on a baby's skin to keep it dry and comfortable

6 1.0

A gentle oil that keeps a baby's skin soft

People in the United States born between 1946 and 1964 when birth rates rose after World War II

A baby who is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy

4 4.8

A small grand piano that fits in small rooms

3 1.0

A small soft shoe for a baby that lets the feet move

3 5.8

A soft, simple way adults speak to infants to show affection

test-tube baby
  • Informal
3 4.2

A baby that doctors make from an egg and sperm outside the mother's body and put in her womb

2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

baby doctor
  • Informal
2 3.4

A doctor who cares for babies and young children

baby fever
  • Informal
1 6.8

A strong sudden wish to have a baby

A small piano with a curved lid like a large piano that fits in a home

1 6.0

A child born during a war, often because a parent was a soldier

1 6.7

An infant born with blue skin because there is not enough oxygen in the blood

bush baby
  • South African
1 8.4

A small animal from Africa that is active at night with big eyes and a long tail

low-birth-weight baby
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

1 2.9

A baby who cries a lot and is hard to calm

preterm baby
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy

1 3.9

Speech by a very young child using simple sounds and words

1 1.0

A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out

1 3.2

A frame on wheels that helps a baby learn to walk

food baby
  • Slang
1 7.4

A swollen stomach after eating a very large meal

1 9.9

A person who grows up with parents active in communist or socialist politics

tar baby
  • Slur
1 9.9

A problem that becomes worse the more you try to fix it

A small spiny tree from South America with deep red flowers

angel baby
  • Informal
4.2

A very cute baby who looks innocent

A baby who died and is remembered with love

baby dick
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for someone with a very small penis or who acts like a child

9.9

A habit of preferring the first way you learn and resisting later changes

baby farmer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person in the past who took in babies for money and often neglected them

8.1

A person who has many children in a short time, often said as a joke

3.3

A person who looks after babies in their home while their parents work

baby papa
  • Slang
8.4

A man who is the father of a woman's child, often when they are not together

baby rose
  • Specialized
4.0

A small rose bush that grows strongly and makes many small flowers used for hedges and grafting

baby rabies
  • Slang
9.4

A strong, sudden wish to hold and care for babies

A small creeping plant with many tiny round leaves used as a houseplant or ground cover

A small plant with soft blue flowers with dark spots that grows in California

baby buster
  • Archaic
7.3

A person born after the baby boom when birth rates fell

nepotism baby
  • Offensive
9.2

A person who gets job opportunities because a family member helped them

9.9

An insulting word for a person who complains a lot and acts like a child

How Developed

baby
1.0
embryo
  • Specialized
94 4.0

Surface Forms

baby singular
babies plural

Etymology

Baby A common idea is that baby comes from early 'baby talk' like baba or ba, sounds small children make when they cannot speak yet. That's why people also call an unborn child a baby — it is the same young life we think of from the start.