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noun
1.
an infant or very young child.
2.
a newborn or very young animal.
3.
the youngest member of a family, group, etc.
4.
an immature or childish person.
5.
EXPANDa human fetus.
6.
COLLAPSEInformal.
a.
Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a girl or woman, especially an attractive one.
b.
a person of whom one is deeply fond; sweetheart.
c.
(sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
d.
a man or boy; chap; fellow: He's a tough baby to have to deal with.
e.
an invention, creation, project, or the like that requires one's special attention or expertise or of which one is especially proud.
f.
an object; thing: Is that car there your baby?
adjective
7.
of or suitable for a baby: baby clothes.
8.
of or like a baby; infantile: baby skin.
9.
small; comparatively little: a baby car.
10.
treating babies: a baby doctor.
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verb (used with object)
11.
to treat like a young child; pamper.
12.
to handle or use with special care; treat gently.
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Word Origin & History
baby
late 14c., babi, dim. of baban (see babe). The verb meaning "to treat like a baby" is from 1742. As a term of endearment for one's lover it is attested perhaps as early as 1839, certainly by 1901; its popularity perhaps boosted by baby vamp "a popular girl," student slang from
EXPANDc.1922. Baby blues for "blue eyes" recorded by 1944 (the phrase also was used for "postpartum depression" 1950s-60s). To empty the baby out with the bath (water) is first recorded 1909 in G.B. Shaw (cf. Ger. das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten).
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Medical Dictionary
baby ba·by (bā'bē)
n.
A very young child; an infant.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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