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Synonyms
Examples of crybaby in a Sentence
“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Recent Examples on the Web
Christie has long criticized Trump for skipping and threatening to skip the Republican events, calling him a crybaby, loser and other taunts.
—Chris Christie, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
The Angels’ injuries have made the season difficult enough without a manager acting like a crybaby every time a call doesn’t go his way.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Japanese animation studio Science SARU, known for creating anime like DEVILMAN crybaby and Annie Awards nominee Inu-Oh, will be leading the animation portion of the show.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Bud Light 'crybabies' billboard isn't real Anheuser-Busch, the company that owns Bud Light, faced conservative backlash following its recent partnership with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
In Wisconsin, liberal Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the state Supreme Court over former judge (and crybaby) Dan Kelly, giving the court a liberal majority for the first time in more than a decade.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Jeremy was always a crybaby, but not like this.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Wired, 25 July 2022
What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone's free speech?
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone’s free speech?
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near crybaby
Cite this Entry
“Crybaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crybaby. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
crybaby
noun
cry·ba·by
ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē
: a person who cries easily or complains often
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