crybaby
- noun
- /ˈkraɪˌbeɪbi/
- Offensive
- Whenever he doesn't get his way, he acts like a crybaby and starts to whine.
- call someone a crybaby
- stop being a crybaby
- just a crybaby
And that's going to breed people who aren't crybabies.
- And that's going to breed people who aren't crybabies.
- And, you know, for me, so I am actually, I'm a big crybaby now, but I wasn't when I was younger.
- Don't let that crybaby in here again, real quote.
- So instead of being a little bitty crybaby, shut the fuck up.
- I'm not gonna be a fucking crybaby like me.
- Take that, Vincent van Gogh, you big crybaby.
Examples
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Don't be a crybaby.
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Oh, he's such a crybaby.
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- Stop being a crybaby now.
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It's not my fault the kid's a crybaby!
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Is he still a crybaby?
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Don't let that crybaby back in here.
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"You don't want to be a crybaby your whole life."
Fiction book (1991) -
Good Lord, you're a crybaby!
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I couldn't let my little brother think I was a crybaby.
Fiction book (1994) -
She's such a crybaby.
Synonyms
A person who behaves in a childish way
A person who is easily frightened and not brave
A person who is easily frightened or lacks confidence
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
A person who often sheds tears, for example at sad movies
A person who often cries in sad or emotional situations
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who often complains about small things
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
An insulting word for a person who complains a lot and acts like a child
A person who cries easily or often
A person who cries loudly and uncontrollably
A person who cries loudly and acts very upset
A person or animal who cries loudly when upset
A person who cries loudly and cannot stop because they feel very sad or upset
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crybaby is made from cry and baby, giving the image of a child who cries a lot. So it is used for someone who complains easily or is too sensitive.