baby
noun
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a project of personal concern to someone“I know this project is your baby.”
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a very young mammal“baby rabbits”
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(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young womenbabesister
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the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)“the baby of the family”
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk“the baby began to cry again”babeinfant
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an unborn child
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an immature childish personchild
verb
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to treat with excessive indulgence“We babied our pets as if they were human children.”spoilcockerfeatherbedmollycoddlecoddleindulgepampercosset