crybaby

Examples

• All

• Don't be a crybaby.

  Man on Fire (2004)

• Oh, he's such a crybaby.

  See How They Run (2022)

• - Stop being a crybaby now.

  Belfast (2021)

• It's not my fault the kid's a crybaby!

  Accepted (2006)

• Is he still a crybaby?

  Phua Chu Kang The Movie (2010)

• Don't let that crybaby back in here.

  Oppenheimer (2023)

• "You don't want to be a crybaby your whole life."

  Fiction book (1991)

• Good Lord, you're a crybaby!

  Boat Trip (2002)

• I couldn't let my little brother think I was a crybaby.

  Fiction book (1994)

• She's such a crybaby.

  Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Synonyms

B

baby

vscrybaby

• Offensive

220 2.8

A person who behaves in a childish way

combines childish behaviour with being easily upset and quick to complain

W

wimp

vscrybaby

• Offensive

93 6.3

A person who is easily frightened or lacks confidence

focuses more on emotional oversensitivity and frequent upset rather than fear

C

chicken

vscrybaby

• Offensive

57 8.4

A person who is easily frightened and not brave

is about emotional sensitivity and frequent upset rather than bravery

C

crier

vscrybaby

32 6.1

A person who often sheds tears, for example at sad movies

adds a complaining or overly sensitive attitude as well as easy upset

W

whiner

vscrybaby

• Offensive

23 4.3

A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way

is more about being easily upset or tearful as well as complaining

C

complainer

vscrybaby

10 2.8

A person who often says they are unhappy about things

adds a tendency to become upset or sensitive rather than only complain

W

weeper

vscrybaby

3 6.5

A person who often cries in sad or emotional situations

includes both frequent tears and an overall oversensitive temperament

M

moaner

vscrybaby

• Offensive

1 5.5

A person who complains a lot about small things

also implies low tolerance and quick emotional upset beyond mere complaining

G

grumbler

vscrybaby

1 5.3

A person who often complains about small things

is less steady but shows quicker oversensitivity and emotional reaction

T

tearer

vscrybaby

1 7.9

A person who cries easily or often

adds a complaining or touchy character beyond merely shedding tears

S

squawker

vscrybaby

• Informal

1 8.4

A person who complains a lot about small things

focuses more on quick hurt feelings and frequent upset than loud protest

W

whinger

vscrybaby

• Offensive

1 8.4

A person who complains a lot about small things

adds a strong sense of oversensitivity and quick upset to that complaining

S

sniveller

vscrybaby

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way

is similar but stresses quick emotional reactions and oversensitivity

B

blubberhead

vscrybaby

• Slang

1 9.9

A person who cries loudly and acts very upset

includes a pattern of being touchy and complaining as well as loud crying

B

bellyacher

vscrybaby

• Informal

1 8.4

A person who complains a lot, often about small things

is more about being emotionally fragile and prone to upset

S

sobber

vscrybaby

1 8.4

A person who cries loudly and cannot stop because they feel very sad or upset

is more about persistent sensitivity and frequent small complaints too

B

bawler

vscrybaby

1 8.6

A person or animal who cries loudly when upset

adds a broader trait of oversensitivity and frequent petty complaining

B

blubberer

vscrybaby

• Informal

1 9.1

A person who cries loudly and uncontrollably

is similar but also implies frequent sensitivity and petty complaining

R

real moaner

vscrybaby

• Offensive

6.9

A person who often complains about small, unimportant things

carries extra sense of being easily upset and emotionally fragile

W

whiny-ass titty baby

vscrybaby

• Offensive

9.9

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

expresses the same idea but without the crude language and with nuance

Antonyms

T

tough

781 3.8

Emotionally strong and not easily moved by feelings

S

stoic

11 7.0

Calm when in pain or under stress

Compounds

C

crybaby tree

9.9

A small spiny tree from South America with bright red flowers

How Sensitive

crybaby

• Offensive

34 3.7

sensitive

424 2.9

tough

7 7.5

stoic

1 6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology