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Synonyms & Antonyms for baby
Synonyms: Noun
babe, bambino, child, infant, neonate, newborn
Synonyms: Verb
cocker, coddle, cosset, dandle, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, spoil, wet-nurse
Antonyms: Verb
abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse
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Examples of baby in a Sentence
Noun
I hear the baby crying. The baby is just learning to crawl. a bird and its babies My sister is the baby of the family. “Only 32? Oh, you're just a baby!” When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby. Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn. Nothing's gone right since my baby went away.Verb
That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him. It looked like he was babying his injured foot.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Big Mama was there, as well as Top Shelf, who had brought her baby grandson. — Los Angeles Times, "An entire L.A. homeless encampment moved into apartments. But their past still found them," 15 Aug. 2019 The international team of researchers used simulations of model collisions between the still-forming Jupiter with baby planets. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "When Jupiter was young, a massive planet likely slammed into it," 15 Aug. 2019 Fans have fallen so in love with Mayfield that babies are showing up to training camp with the new Mayfield ‘stache. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Baker Mayfield explains why he gets you, Cleveland; likes ‘the target on our back’," 14 Aug. 2019 Jaws is also not an adorable, fuzzy youngster like the two Safari Park baby giraffes who share the episode with him. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Beneath all the warm fuzzies, new Animal Planet series on San Diego Zoo an eye-opening look at conservation," 14 Aug. 2019 Unusually for a sitcom, the show featured several scenes in the boys’ en-suite bathroom, the setting for pranks like hiding a baby alligator in the toilet tank. — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 What does the science say about what babies actually need? Become a member to keep reading this story and unlock unlimited access to all of Quartz. — Quartz, "Watch: Our video conference call about whether technology can make us better parents," 14 Aug. 2019 The jalapeno layered in the screaming baby sushi roll ($11) proved to be far fresher, adding both crunch and kick to the satisfyingly simple, creamy scallop and crisp cucumber filling. — Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal, "Dragon King's Daughter New Albany's originality makes it shine over its Highlands sister," 14 Aug. 2019 Authorities said a couple in Arizona was arrested last month, accused of running a baby formula theft ring. — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, "‘Something was wrong’: Mom warns others after finding out formula was switched with flour," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Happy birthday to my not so baby sister but always the teeniest to tiniest to me, @noahcyrus ! — Wandera Hussein, Billboard, "Miley Cyrus Shows Little Sister Noah Birthday Love With Baby Pics," 8 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Joining them on the baby front are Andrei and Elizabeth, who are now parents to baby Eleanor. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'90 Day Fiancé: