Baby

EnglishModificar

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EtymologyModificar

From Middle English babe + -y/-ie "endearing and diminutive suffix"

PronunciationModificar

enPR: bā'bē, IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/, SAMPA: /"beIbi/
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Rhymes: -eɪbi

NounModificar

Singular
Baby

Plural
babies

Baby (plural babies)

A very young human, from birth to a couple of years old.
Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.
A person who is immature or infantile.
Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby!
A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
(informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
Hey baby, what are you doing later?
A pet project or responsibility.
The annual report has been my baby since September.
The lastborn of a family; a benjamin.

SynonymsModificar

(young human being): babe, babby, babbie, infant
(immature or infantile person): big baby
(term of endearment): love

TranslationsModificar

young human being

Afrikaans: baba af(af)
Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Aleut: aniqdux
Amuzgo: lë'
Arabic: رضيع ar(ar) (raDii3) m.
Armenian: մանկիկ hy(hy) (mankik), երեխա hy(hy) (erexa), մանուկ hy(hy) (manuk)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: дзіця be(be) (dzicjá) n., немаўля be(be) (nemaŭljá) n.
Bengali: শিশু bn(bn) (śiśu)
Bosnian: beba bs(bs) f.
Breton: babig m., babiged pl., poupig m., poupiged pl.
Bulgarian: бебе bg(bg) (bébe) n.
Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Chamicuro: chechakama
Chickasaw: pushkush
Chinese:
Mandarin: 嬰兒 cmn(cmn), 婴儿 cmn(cmn) (yīng'ér), 娃娃 cmn(cmn) (wáwa), 小娃娃 cmn(cmn) (xiǎowáwa)
Teochew: soi3 nou5gian2
Chiricahua: ’áłchiné (Chiricahua); ’éłchiné (Mescalero)
Chukchi: neneneng
Comanche: onaa
Crimean Tatar: bebey
Czech: děťátko cs(cs) n., miminko cs(cs) n.
Danish: spædbarn (also, baby)
Dutch: baby m., zuigeling f., pasgeborene m. and f.
Esperanto: bebo eo(eo)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: vauva, imeväinen (not older than two years), pikkulapsi (up to 5-6 years)
French: bébé fr(fr) m.
Ga: gbeke abefaw
Georgian: ბალღი ka(ka) (balḡi), ჩვილი ka(ka) (č'vili)
German: Baby de(de) n., Säugling de(de) m., Kleinkind de(de) n.
Greek: μωρό el(el) (moró) n., βρέφος el(el) (vréfos) f.
Hebrew: תינוק he(he) (tinoq) m., תינוקת he(he) (tinoqet) f.
Hindi: शिशु hi(hi) (śiśu) m., बच्चा hi(hi) (baccā) m.
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Icelandic: ungbarn is(is) n., ungabarn is(is) n., kornabarn is(is) n.
Ido: infanteto, bebeo
Indonesian: bayi id(id)
Interlingua: baby, bebe
Inuktitut: ᓄᑕᕋᖅ (nutaraq) ᒥᕋᔪᖅ (mirajuq)
Inuvialuktun: nutaraaluk miraaluk
West Inuktitun: nutaralaaq miraq
Irish: leanbh ga(ga)
Italian: bambino it(it) m., bambina it(it) f., bimbo it(it) m., bimba it(it) f., bebè it(it) m.
Itelmen: mashat-kaz
Japanese: 赤ちゃん ja(ja) (あかちゃん, akachan), 赤ん坊 ja(ja) (あかんぼう, akanbō), 嬰児 ja(ja) (eiji), 幼児 ja(ja) (yōji)
Jingpho: ma, ma chyangai, ma kasha, manga kasha

Kalaallisut: naalungiarsuk
Khmer: កូនង៉ែត km(km) (goan ngait), កូនង៉ា km(km) (goan ngaa)
Kikuyu: mwana
Korean: 아기 ko(ko) (agi)
Latin: infans la(la)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Luhya: omwana
Macedonian: бебе mk(mk) (bébe) n., детенце mk(mk) (détence) n., мало mk(mk) (málo) n.
Maltese: tarbija mt(mt)
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Meru: mwana
Mongolian: нялх хүүхэд mn(mn) (njalh hüühed)
Navajo: -wééʼ (awééʼ)
Norwegian: spebarn n., baby m.
Occitan: nenet m.
Ojibwe: abinoojiiyens, biibii
Persian: بچه fa(fa) (bache)
Polish: niemowlę pl(pl) n.
Romanian: bebe ro(ro) m., bebeluş ro(ro) m.
Russian: младенец ru(ru) (mladénec) m., малыш ru(ru) (malýš) m., ребёнок ru(ru) (rebjónok) m., дитя ru(ru) (ditjá) n., малютка ru(ru) (maljútka) f., крошка ru(ru) (króška) f.
Scottish Gaelic: leanabh m., leanaban m., naoidhean m., pàisde m.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: бебa sr(sr) f., малишан sr(sr) m., детенце sr(sr) n.
Roman: beba f., mališan m., detence n., novorođenče n., odojče n., dojenče n.
Sotho: lesea st(st)
Spanish: bebé es(es) m., nene es(es) m., niño es(es) m., niña es(es) f., bebe es(es) m. (Argentina), guagua es(es) f. (Bolivia, Chile)
Swahili: mtoto sw(sw), mwana sw(sw)
Swedish: spädbarn sv(sv), baby sv(sv) c. (less than about one year old), bäbis sv(sv) (hypocoristic)
Tagalog: sanggol
Taos: ȕp’iléna
Tatar: бәбәй, бәби
Telugu: పసిపాప te(te), శిశువు te(te)
Thai: เด็กทารก th(th) (dèk taarók), เด็กน้อย th(th) (dèk nói), เด็กอ่อน th(th) (dèk òn)
Tibetan: པུ་གུ (pu-gu)
Turkish: bebek tr(tr)
Twi: akokoa
Ukrainian: дитина uk(uk) (dytýna) f., лялька uk(uk) (ljál'ka) f., немовля uk(uk) (nemovljá) n.
Urdu: بچہ ur(ur) (baccā) m.
Vietnamese: bé vi(vi), em bé vi(vi)
Volapük: cilil,sügäb
Welsh: please add this translation if you can
West Frisian: poppe fy(fy)
Western Apache: mę́’
Yup'ik: piipiraq

young animal

Aleut: chiidax
Crimean Tatar: bebey
Dutch: jong nl(nl) f.
Finnish: poikanen, poika (in compounds)
French: petit fr(fr) m., bébé fr(fr) m.
Hebrew: גור (gur) m. (and there are special terms for certain animals)
Inuktitut: ᐱᐊᔮᖅ (piajaaq)
Italian: piccolo it(it) m.
Kalaallisut: piaraq
Kurdish: به‌چکه‌

Macedonian: младо mk(mk) (mládo) n.
Persian: کُره fa(fa) (korre, for horses, donkeys, etc.), توله fa(fa) (tōle, for dogs, wolves, etc.)
Russian: детёныш ru(ru) (detjónyš) m.
Swahili: mtoto sw(sw)
Swedish: unge sv(sv)
Tatar: бәбәй, бәби
Telugu: దూడ, బుజ్జాయి
Turkish: yavru tr(tr)
Yup'ik: piayagaq

immature or infantile person

Crimean Tatar: bebey
Dutch: baby nl(nl) m., kleuter nl(nl) m.
Finnish: lapsi fi(fi), vauva fi(fi)
French: bébé fr(fr) m.
Greek: μωρός el(el) (morós) m., παιδαριώδης el(el) (pedariódis) m., ανώριμος el(el) (anórimos) m.
Hebrew: תינוק he(he) (tinoq) m., תינוקת he(he) (tinoqet) f.

Italian: bambino it(it) m.
Jingpho: ma
Macedonian: бебе mk(mk) (bébe) n., дете mk(mk) (déte) n.
Persian: بچه fa(fa) (baĉa or baĉe)
Swahili: mtoto sw(sw)

term of endearment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 寶貝 cmn(cmn), 宝贝 cmn(cmn) (bǎobèi), 小寶寶 cmn(cmn), 小宝宝 cmn(cmn) (xiǎobǎobao), 寵兒 cmn(cmn), 宠儿 cmn(cmn) (chǒng'ér), 心肝 cmn(cmn) (xīngān)
Dutch: schatje nl(nl) n., liefje nl(nl) n.
Finnish: kulta fi(fi), kultsi fi(fi) (colloquial), hani fi(fi) (colloquial)
French: chou fr(fr) m., bébé fr(fr) m.
Greek: μωρό el(el) (moró) n.

Hebrew: מותק (motek)
Italian: tesoro it(it) m.
Japanese: ベビー ja(ja) (bebī)
Russian: крошка ru(ru) (króška) f.
Scottish Gaelic: leannan m., gràdh m., gaol m., rùn m., rùnag f., a mhìlseachd f.

form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive

Armenian: պուպսիկ hy(hy) (pupsik)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 親愛的 cmn(cmn), 亲爱的 cmn(cmn) (qīn'ài de)
Dutch: stuk nl(nl) f.
Finnish: kulta fi(fi)
French: ma belle f. (to a woman)
Greek: μωρό μου (moró mu)

Italian: bello m. (to a man), bella f. (to a woman)
Japanese: ダーリン ja(ja) (dārin)
Russian: милая ru(ru) (mílaja) f.
Swahili: mtoto sw(sw)
Tagalog: bebot (slang)
Telugu: పిల్లాడు m., పిల్ల f.
Turkish: bebek tr(tr)

pet project

Dutch: kindje nl(nl) n.
Finnish: lapsi fi(fi), silmäterä fi(fi)

French: bébé fr(fr) m.
Telugu: మానస పుత్రిక

lastborn of a family

Dutch: benjamin nl(nl) m.
Finnish: kuopus fi(fi)
French: benjamin m. (a male), benjamine f. (a female)
Hebrew: תינוק he(he) (tinoq) m., תינוקת he(he) (tinoqet) f.

Persian: ته تُغاری fa(fa) (tatoghâri)
Romanian: mezin ro(ro) m.
Swahili: mtoto sw(sw)

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North Alaskan Inupiatun: qitunrauraq paipiraq

AdjectiveModificar

Baby (not comparable)

Positive
Baby

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

(used only before the noun)

Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
a baby boy
Of an animal: young.
a baby elephant
Intended for babies.
baby clothes
(of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

Usage notesModificar

When refering to a human baby (as per noun sense 1 above) the usual practice is to treat 'human' as the adjective and 'baby' as the noun.

SynonymsModificar

(very young, of a child): little
(intended for babies): baby's, babies'

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of a child

Bulgarian: бебешки bg(bg)
Finnish: -vauva (in compounds)
French: petit fr(fr)

Italian: see baby boy and baby girl
Tatar: бәбәй, бәби

of an animal

Finnish: -vauva (in compounds), vauva- (in compounds)
French: petit (additionally, as in English, the young of some animals have special names)

Italian: in general, append the suffix -ino or -etto to the name of the animal
Tatar: бәбәй, бәби

intended for babies

Finnish: lasten (genitive pl), vauvojen (genitive pl)
French: pour bébé
Italian: per i bimbi

Macedonian: бебешки mk(mk) (bébeški) m.
Tatar: бәбәй, бәби

VerbModificar

Infinitive
to Baby

Third person singular
babies

Simple past
babied

Past participle
babied

Present participle
babying

to Baby (third-person singular simple present babies, present participle babying, simple past and past participle babied)

To coddle.

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NounModificar

Baby m. (plural baby's, diminutive baby'tje or babytje, diminutive plural baby'tjes or babytjes)

baby (infant)

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PronunciationModificar

Hyphenation: ba‧by

NounModificar

Baby

baby

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Declension of baby (type valo)

	singular	plural
nominative	baby	babyt
genitive	babyn	babyjen
partitive	babya	babyja
accusative	baby babyn	babyt
inessive	babyssa	babyissa
elative	babysta	babyista
illative	babyyn	babyihin
adessive	babylla	babyilla
ablative	babylta	babyilta
allative	babylle	babyille
essive	babyna	babyina
translative	babyksi	babyiksi
instructive	–	babyin
abessive	babytta	babyitta
comitative	–	babyineen