baby
English
/ˈbeɪbi/
noun
Definitions
- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chickens for the babies of birds. See : animals for more.
- Unborn young; a fetus.
- A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
- A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.
- (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
- A pet project or responsibility.
- (archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English babee suf from English babe (baby).
Origin
English
babe
Gloss
baby
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Babygro English
- babe English
- babealicious English
- babehood English
- babeship English
- babez English
- babify English
- babily English
- babiness English
- babish English
- baby dedication English
- baby-sit English
- baby-to-be English
- babycakes English
- babycare English
- babydom English
- babyese English
- babyface English
- babyfather English
- babyfic English
- babyfur English
- babygirl English
- babygram English
- babygro English
- babyhood English
- babyhouse English
- babyish English
- babyishly English
- babyishness English
- babyism English
- babykin English
- babykins English
- babyless English
- babylessness English
- babylike English
- babymaker English
- babymaking English
- babymother English
- babyness English
- babyolatry English
- babyproof English
- babyproofed English
- babyproofer English
- babyproofing English
- babyship English
- babysitter English
- babyspeak English
- babystay English
- babywear English
- babywearing English
- bush English
- bushbaby English
- cakes English
- care English
- cry English
- crybaby English
- cyberbabe English
- dedication English
- face English
- father English
- fic English
- fur English
- furbaby English
- girl English
- grandbabe English
- grandbaby English
- grow English
- house English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- manbaby English
- merbaby English
- mother English
- nonbaby English
- piss English
- pissbaby English
- prebaby English
- sit English
- sitter English
- stay English
- sugar English
- sugar baby English
- superbabe English
- unbabied English
- unbabylike English
- wearing English
- beibi Finnish
- bébé Finnish
- Antibabypille German
- Baby German
- Babyboom German
- Babyklappe German
- Babykleidung German
- Babypuder German
- Babyschwimmen German
- Babysitter German
- babyeinfach German
- babyleicht German
- baby parking Italian
- bebè Italian
- baby Dutch, Flemish
- babyfoon Dutch, Flemish
- babypoeder Dutch, Flemish
- babyshampoo Dutch, Flemish
- bébé French
- беби Russian
- бэбиситтер Russian
- *baba Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- baby Norwegian Bokmål
- babymat Norwegian Bokmål
- babyolje Norwegian Bokmål
- ベビー Japanese
- ベビーシッター Japanese
- baby Norwegian Nynorsk
- babymat Norwegian Nynorsk
- babyolje Norwegian Nynorsk
- babe Middle English
- babee Middle English
- baby Danish
- babyalarm Danish
- babybio Danish
- babyble Danish
- babyblå Danish
- babyboom Danish
- babydoll Danish
- babydukke Danish
- babyface Danish
- babyfløjl Danish
- babylem Danish
- babylift Danish
- babylyserød Danish
- babymad Danish
- babymajs Danish
- babymassage Danish
- babypudder Danish
- babysitter Danish
- babysko Danish
- babysnak Danish
- babysprog Danish
- babysvømning Danish
- babysæl Danish
- babytøj Danish
- babyudstyr Danish
- babyvræl Danish
- bebè Catalan, Valencian
- babysitter Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bebe Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- babi Welsh
- bebe Tagalog
- pabebe Tagalog
- Bëbee Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bebë Albanian
- beebi Estonian
- BB Chinese
- 北鼻 Chinese
- 베이비시터 Korean
- bebi Tok Pisin
- pēpē Hawaiian
- bebe Haitian, Haitian Creole
- Bewi Pennsylvania German
- بيبي Gulf Arabic
- piipiq Yup'ik
- fur
- fic
- sit
- cry
- man
- girl
- care
- piss
- stay
- babe
- bush
- face
- grow
- maker
- babez
- cakes
- house
- sugar
- babish
- making
- babily
- babify
- father
- mother
- sitter
- merbaby
- wearing
- babygro
- babyish
- babyism
- babyese
- nonbaby
- manbaby
- babyfic
- babyfur
- prebaby
- furbaby
- crybaby
- babykin
- babydom
- Babygro
- babehood
- babeship
- bushbaby
- babykins
- babystay
- babycare
- babyface
- babygirl
- babylike
- unbabied
- pissbaby
- babygram
- babiness
- babyless
- babyhood
- babyship
- baby-sit
- babyness
- babywear
- babyspeak
- superbabe
- babyproof
- babyishly
- babymaker
- grandbabe
- babycakes
- cyberbabe
- babyhouse
- grandbaby
- babyolatry
- babyfather
- babymother
- unbabylike
- dedication
- sugar baby
- baby-to-be
- babymaking
- babysitter
- babyproofer
- babyproofed
- babywearing
- babyishness
- babylessness
- babealicious
- babyproofing
- baby dedication