baby (verb)

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• baby — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new, newborn, tiny ▪ low birthweight, small, tiny ▪ Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of producing a low birthweight baby. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• baby-sit — verb 1. take watchful responsibility for I baby sit the neighbor s plants when she is out of town • Hypernyms: ↑guard • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. work or act as a baby sitter I cannot baby sit tonight; I have too much homework to do …   Useful english dictionary

• baby — ► NOUN (pl. babies) 1) a child or animal that is newly or recently born. 2) a timid or childish person. 3) informal a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship. 4) (one s baby) one s particular responsibility, achievement, or concern …   English terms dictionary

• baby-sit — verb a) To watch or tend someone elses child for a period of time, often for money. He left me to baby sit the new guy while he got some work done. b) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.… …   Wiktionary

• baby'stears — baby s tears also ba·by tears (bāʹbē tîrz ) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) An evergreen, mat forming perennial (Soleirolia soleirolii) native to Corsica and Sardinia, grown as an ornamental for its numerous tiny, roundish leaves. * * * …   Universalium

• baby up — verb to treat as a baby …   Wiktionary

• baby — I UK [ˈbeɪbɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms baby : singular baby plural babies *** Talking or writing about having a baby: talking about a baby unborn child or foetus medical a baby when it is developing in its mother s body: There is strong… …   English dictionary

• baby — ba|by1 [ beıbi ] noun count *** ▸ 1 young child/animal ▸ 2 project you care about ▸ 3 someone being weak or silly ▸ 4 someone you love ▸ 5 youngest member ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a very young child who cannot yet talk or walk. A baby who is old enough… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• baby — /ˈbeɪbi / (say baybee) noun (plural babies) 1. an infant; young child. 2. a young animal. 3. the youngest member of a family, group, etc. 4. a childish person. 5. a small bottle of wine, usually a quarter size. 6. Colloquial an invention,… …  

• baby — I. noun (plural babies) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an extremely young child; especially infant (2) an extremely young animal b. the youngest of a group …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• baby — 1. noun /ˈbeɪbi/ a) A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. Stand up for yourself dont be such a baby! b) Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific… …   Wiktionary