BABY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a project of personal concern to someone
    Usage Example(s)
    • this project is his baby
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a very young mammal
    Usage Example(s)
    • baby rabbits
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the baby of the family
    • the baby of the Supreme Court
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • isn”t she too young to have a baby?
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • an immature childish person
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
    • stop being a baby!
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

BABY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • treat with excessive indulgence
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • grandparents often pamper the children
    • Let’’s not mollycoddle our students!
    Hypernyms(s) baby is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)