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as in children
a recently born person
the baby is just learning to sit up, so be careful
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of babies
Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Infant accessories dug-up from the previous owner’s storage at the estate sale might still contain lead paint or choking hazards, and Ziomek advises to beware especially of any accessories involving sleeping, when babies are particularly vulnerable.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Flu vaccines help babies and young children stay healthy.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Move over Moo Deng Pygmy hippo babies have taken the internet by storm ever since summer 2024 and the birth of the viral sensation Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Warmer water temperatures can decrease the time stone crab babies spend in the larval stage, drifting on currents.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The mother cat sat with her babies sleeping by her paws.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Rare pterosaur babies found In a new study in Current Biology, University of Leicester paleontologists cracked open a new window onto the ferocious past.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
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Pronatalist movement leaders such as Simone and Malcolm Collins have pushed the White House and Congress to consider policy issues that would ostensibly help more families to have babies.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Infant accessories dug-up from the previous owner’s storage at the estate sale might still contain lead paint or choking hazards, and Ziomek advises to beware especially of any accessories involving sleeping, when babies are particularly vulnerable.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Flu vaccines help babies and young children stay healthy.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Move over Moo Deng Pygmy hippo babies have taken the internet by storm ever since summer 2024 and the birth of the viral sensation Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Warmer water temperatures can decrease the time stone crab babies spend in the larval stage, drifting on currents.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The mother cat sat with her babies sleeping by her paws.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Rare pterosaur babies found In a new study in Current Biology, University of Leicester paleontologists cracked open a new window onto the ferocious past.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babies
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Dinner and show tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and for show-only.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The couple shared two young children, a son and a daughter.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite her accomplishments in the worlds of faith, fashion and pageants, Erika emphasized that her priorities in life included being a wife and mother.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Beyond his accomplishments on the gridiron, Payton was also a community leader and committed philanthropist, which earned him the honor of having the NFL Man of the Year Award named after him.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first two became huge global successes, and the third is likely headed for that status soon.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Warm water may push adult crabs deeper as well.—
Bill Kearney,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Farmers don’t typically grow pawpaws because the raw fruit spoils easily and is difficult to ship, according to the Kansas State University Extension Office.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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This post spoils the entirety of My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2, specifically the finale.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Babies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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