English
Image:Baby.jpg|thumb|right|A human baby.

Noun
en-noun|bab|ies

1. A very young human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
2. Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppy|puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
3. A person who is immature or infantile.

#: Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby!

1. A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend.
2. informal A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.

#: Hey baby, what are you doing later?

1. A pet project or responsibility.

#: The annual report has been my baby since September.

1. The lastborn of a family; a benjamin.

Synonyms
i-c|young human being babe, babby, babbie, infant
i-c|immature or infantile person big baby
i-c|term of endearment love

Spanish: bebé m, nene m, niño m, niña f, bebe m italbrac|Argentina, guagua f italbrac|Bolivia|Chile
Swedish: spädbarn, baby c (less than about one year old), bäbis (hypocoristic)
Tagalog: sanggol
Telugu: పసిపాప, శిశ�వ�
Tibetan: �ུ��ུ� (pu-gu)
Turkish: bebek
Twi: akokoa
Vietnamese: bé
Volapük: cilil,sügäb
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trans-top|young animal
Dutch: jong f
Finnish: poikanen, poika (in compounds)
French: petit m, bébé m
Hebrew: ��ר (gur) m (and there are special terms for certain animals)
Italian: piccolo m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب���ک��
Swedish: unge
Telugu: ద�డ, బ����ాయి
Turkish: yavru
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trans-top|immature or infantile person
Dutch: #Dutch|baby m, kleuter m
Finnish: lapsi, vauva
French: bébé m
Greek: μ���� (morós) m, �αιδα�ι�δη� (pedariódis) m, αν��ιμο� (anórimos) m
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Italian: bambino m
Jingpho: ma#Jingpho|ma
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trans-top|term of endearment
Dutch: schatje n, liefje n
Finnish: kulta, kultsi (colloquial), hani#Finnish|hani (colloquial)
French: chou m, bébé m
Greek: μ��� (moró) n
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Italian: tesoro m
Scottish Gaelic: leannan m, gràdh m, gaol m, rùn m, rùnag f, mìlseachd|a mhìlseachd f
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trans-top|form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
Dutch: stuk f
Finnish: kulta
French: ma belle f (to a woman)
Greek: μ��� μο� (moró mu)
Italian: bello m (to a man), bella f (to a woman)
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Tagalog: bebot (slang)
Telugu: పిల�లాడ� m, పిల�ల f
Turkish: bebek
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trans-top|pet project
Dutch: kindje n
Finnish: lapsi, silmäterä
French: bébé m
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Telugu: మానస ప�త�రి�
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trans-top|lastborn of a family
Dutch: benjamin m
Finnish: kuopus
French: benjamin#French|benjamin m (a male), benjamine f (a female)
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Romanian: mezin m
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Adjective
en-adj|- (used only before the noun)

1. Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.

#: a baby boy

1. Of an animal: young.

#: a baby elephant

1. Intended for babies.

#: baby clothes

Synonyms
i-c|very young|of a child little
i-c|intended for babies baby's, babies'

Translations
trans-top|of a child
Finnish: -vauva (in compounds)
French: petit
Italian: see baby boy and baby girl
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trans-top|of an animal
Finnish: -vauva (in compounds), vauva- (in compounds)
French: petit (additionally, as in English, the young of some animals have special names)
Italian: in general, append the suffix -ino or -etto to the name of the animal
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trans-top|intended for babies
Finnish: lapsi|lasten (genitive pl), vauva|vauvojen (genitive pl)
French: pour bébé
Italian: per i bimbi
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Verb
en-verb|babies|babying|babied|babied

1. To coddle.

Derived terms
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baby-batterer
baby-battering
baby beef
Baby Bell
baby bond
baby bonus
baby boom
baby boomer
baby-bouncer
baby boy
Baby Buggy®
babycare
baby carriage
baby doll
baby-doll pajamas, baby doll pyjamas
baby face
baby food
baby girl
baby grand
Babygro®
babyhood
baby house
babyish
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baby-jumper
baby-minder
baby monitor
baby of the family
baby's breath
baby seat
babysit, baby-sit
babysitter, baby-sitter
babysitting
baby-sitting
baby-snatcher
baby-snatching
baby talk
baby tooth
baby-walker
be left holding the baby
big baby<!--an adult who acts childishly-->
crybaby
cry like a baby
throw out the baby with the bathwater, throw the baby out with the bathwater
sleep like a baby
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Related terms
babe

See also
child <!--(including babies, but includes up to age 18, or later)-->
infant <!--(an even earlier age)-->
toddler <!--(the next stage of development, when a child starts to learn to walk)-->

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Age
Category:Babies|*baby

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|gm|plbaby's|dim1baby'tje|dim2babytje

1. #English|baby (infant)

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