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Noun: baby  bey-bee
    - babe, infant, bundle of joy, bub [Austral]
  2. The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
  3. An immature childish person
    "stop being a baby!";
    - child
  4. An unborn child; a human foetus
  5. (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    - babe, sister, bundle of joy, bub [Austral]
  6. A very young mammal
    "baby rabbits"
  7. A project of personal concern to someone
    "this project is his baby"
  8. Someone who is loved (used as term of endearment)
    - beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love, sugar, sweetheart, darling, duck [Brit]
Verb: baby  bey-bee
  1. Treat with excessive indulgence
    "grandparents often baby the children";
    - pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
Adjective: baby  bey-bee
  1. Intended for or relating to babies
  2. Smaller than normal
    "baby onions"

Derived forms: babied, babies, babying

Type of: child, do by, fetus, fille, foetus [Brit, Cdn], girl, handle, individual, issue, kid, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], lover, miss, missy, mortal, offspring, person, progeny, project, somebody, someone, soul, task, treat, undertaking, young lady, young mammal, young woman

Encyclopedia: Baby, One More Time