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cry baby

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cry⋅ba⋅by

[krahy-bey-bee] noun, plural -bies, verb, -bied, -by⋅ing.
–noun
1. a person, esp. a child, who cries readily for very little reason.
2. a person who complains too much, usually in a whining manner.
–verb (used without object)
3. Also, cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; cry + baby
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