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baby

baby

233 1.0
The youngest member of a family or group
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪbi/
translation icon : benjamín
  • You see six children, reader: the youngest is a baby on the mother's knee.
  • baby of the family

So whoever had my house before baby Orlando's here.

Examples

  • Go ahead, baby brother.

  • My baby sister.

  • You all still treat me like the baby of the family.

  • Again, I wish our older sister and baby brother could have come.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So I was like, Leo, this is your baby brother Ezekiel.

  • He was the baby.

  • In a large family, the baby often gets the most attention from everyone.

  • As the baby of the family, she was always doted on by her older siblings.

  • During family gatherings, everyone took turns holding the baby, who quickly became the star of the party.

Synonyms

benjamin
vsbaby
8.2

The youngest child in a family or group who often gets extra attention

is used for the youngest or most junior member regardless of actual age

Antonyms

800 2.9

Having a higher rank or position than others

162 3.1

An older person who is respected for age and experience

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 Junior

baby
233 1.0
senior
800 2.9
elder
162 3.1

Surface Forms

baby singular
babies plural

Etymology

Baby A common idea is that baby comes from early 'baby talk' like baba or ba, simple sounds for a very young child. So, calling someone the baby of a group means they are the youngest or most junior member, like the small child of the family.