Synonyms of babies

babies 1 of 2

noun

plural of baby

1

as in children

a recently born person

the baby is just learning to sit up, so be careful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• children
• infants
• toddlers
• kids
• newborn
• boys
• neonates
• babes
• girls
• bambinos
• cherubs
• foundlings
• sucklings
• nurslings
• kiddies
• youngsters
• juveniles
• tots
• preemies
• minors
• youths
• nippers
• tykes
• kiddos
• moppets
• urchins
• younglings
• imps
• bantlings
• tads
• squirts
• tomboys
• whippersnappers
• hoydens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• senior citizens
• grown-ups
• elders
• seniors
• oldsters
• old-timers
• graybeards

2

as in men

a member of the human race

I don't care what you want, there'll be no more work for this baby today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• men
• people
• lives
• guys
• creatures
• things
• birds
• individuals
• humans
• souls
• bodies
• ducks
• fish
• eggs
• customers
• beings
• parties
• specimens
• human beings
• cookies
• scouts
• characters
• mortals
• sorts
• devils
• personalities
• faces
• personages
• sons of man
• bods
• heads
• fellows
• wights
• stiffs
• brothers
• slobs
• neighbors
• hominids
• homos
• celebrities
• selves
• humanoids
• fellowmen
• somebodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

3

as in accomplishments

a successful result brought about by hard work

a small film that was a labor of love and the baby that the director was proudest of

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accomplishments
• successes
• achievements
• triumphs
• coups
• attainments
• acquirements
• miracles
• gains
• feats
• skills
• conquests
• victories
• hits
• winners
• feathers in one's cap
• wins
• arrivals
• blockbusters
• performances
• realizations
• executions
• jackpots
• megahits
• deeds
• implementations
• completions
• fulfillments
• culminations
• fruitions
• consummations
• smashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• messes
• disasters
• failures
• catastrophes
• shambles
• nonachievements
• duds
• flops
• busts
• losses
• botches
• muddles
• washouts
• bummers
• debacles
• disappointments
• fiascoes
• cock-ups
• setbacks
• letdowns
• fizzles

4

as in complainers

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things

don't be such a baby—the shot didn't hurt that much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complainers
• crabs
• crybabies
• whiners
• bellyachers
• snivelers
• screamers
• grumblers
• kvetchers
• fussers
• gripers
• fussbudgets
• squawkers
• bawlers
• weepers
• fusspots
• wailers
• kvetches
• moaners
• bleaters
• grumps
• malcontents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy campers

babies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of baby

as in nurses

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

• nurses
• spoils
• mothers
• pampers
• indulges
• pleases
• wet-nurses
• dandles
• coddles
• delights
• cossets
• satisfies
• mollycoddles
• cockers
• appeases
• caters (to)
• contents
• humors
• soothes
• gratifies
• gladdens
• obliges
• placates
• pacifies
• mollifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• controls
• maltreats
• mistreats
• disciplines
• misuses
• ill-treats
• restrains
• mishandles
• ill-uses
• oppresses
• neglects
• violates
• hurts
• manhandles
• outrages
• harms
• molests
• slights
• overlooks
• tortures
• torments
• injures
• victimizes
• persecutes
• harasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of babies

Noun

The presence of these substances can pose health risks, especially for babies. — Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

For kids under 1-year-old, most families want longer parental leave to care for their own babies. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

And some babies and newborns are eligible to receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the government. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The Lincoln crew includes nearly 60 fathers, who were meeting for the first time babies born during the deployment. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Participants have ranged in age from 13 to around 80; new parents push babies in strollers or carry them strapped to their chests. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Many of the surrogates have claimed they were misled during the process and weren't aware of the other women carrying babies for the same couple. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Sudden unexpected infant death claimed the lives of about 3,400 babies in the United States in 2024. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean. — Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025