dictionary definitions for "baby"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  baby
      n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun
           to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"
           [syn: babe, infant]
      2: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young
         women [syn: sister]
      3: a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
      4: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the
         baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
      5: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in
         practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a
         baby!" [syn: child]
      6: a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is
         his baby"
      v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
          the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
          [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker,
          coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baby \Ba"by\ (b[=a]"b[y^]), n.; pl. Babies (-b[i^]z). [Dim. of
     babe.]
     An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
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     2. A small image of an infant; a doll.
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     Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of
        one's self in the eyes of another.
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              She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,
              Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes.
                                                    --Heywood.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baby \Ba"by\, a.
     Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as,
     baby swans. "Baby figure" --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baby \Ba"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Babied (b[=a]"b[=e]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Babying.]
     To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to
     fondle. --Young.
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