baby
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,312 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,946 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk also: babe, infant the baby began to cry againshe held the baby in her arms
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) the baby of the familythe baby of the Supreme Court
- an immature childish person also: child he remained a child in practical matters as long as he livedstop being a baby!
- an unborn child; a human fetus I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the babyit was great to feel my baby moving about inside
- a very young mammal baby rabbits
- a project of personal concern to someone this project is his baby
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence also: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle grandparents often pamper the childrenLet's not mollycoddle our students!
baby in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For what you not put her back by baby class?
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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Who said, “The foot of baby Might tempt an angel’s kiss”?
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Keith was the baby, but this was never held up against him.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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She named the baby Alphege, and from that moment took him to her heart.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Her cry was so shrill that the baby boy opened his jaws and let the unfortunate Piccolissima fall on the floor.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1