Baby

English

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A human baby.

File:Baby ginger monkey.jpg

A baby monkey.

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A baby elephant (sometimes called a calf).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: bā'bē, IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/, SAMPA: /"beIbi/

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  Rhymes: -eɪbi

Noun

Singular Baby

Plural bab

Baby (bab)

1. A very young human, from birth to a couple of years old.
2. 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.
3. A person who is immature or infantile.

   Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby!

4. A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
5. (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.

   Hey baby, what are you doing later?

6. A pet project or responsibility.

   The annual report has been my baby since September.

7. The lastborn of a family; a benjamin.

Synonyms

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

Translations

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

Adjective

Baby (not comparable)

Positive Baby

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

(used only before the noun)

1. Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.

   a baby boy

2. Of an animal: young.

   a baby elephant

3. Intended for babies.

   baby clothes

4. (of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

Usage notes

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

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

Verb

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)

1. To coddle.

Derived terms

Look at pages starting with baby.

terms derived from "baby"

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Related terms

• babe

See also

• child
• infant
• toddler

Anagrams

• Abby,

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Noun

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

1. baby (infant)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧by

Noun

Baby

1. baby

Declension

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

Synonyms

• vauva

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Etymology

From English

Noun

Baby m. (plural Babys)

1. table soccer, table football
2. baby, darling, sweetheart