Synonyms of babied

babied

verb

past tense of baby

as in spoiled

to treat with great or excessive care

he babied his car, faithfully washing it every week

if you baby him he'll never learn to take care of himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoiled
• nursed
• indulged
• coddled
• pampered
• pleased
• cosseted
• mothered
• dandled
• satisfied
• mollycoddled
• appeased
• delighted
• cockered
• humored
• wet-nursed
• catered (to)
• contented
• obliged
• soothed
• gratified
• gladdened
• placated
• pacified
• mollified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abused
• controlled
• mistreated
• restrained
• misused
• disciplined
• neglected
• manhandled
• oppressed
• maltreated
• ill-treated
• mishandled
• overlooked
• violated
• injured
• slighted
• hurt
• molested
• ill-used
• harassed
• outraged
• victimized
• harmed
• tortured
• persecuted
• tormented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of babied

The brothers were each two years apart in age, but younger siblings were never babied; Nick recalled being on the receiving end of numerous pummelings by his older brothers. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026

Outside the woods the whole world babied her. — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025

Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas. — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025