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baby

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of baby

1 a recently born person

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

Synonyms of baby

babe, bambino, child, infant, neonate, newborn

Words Related to baby

foundling, nursling, suckling

preemie (also premie)

bantling, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike)

boy, nipper, tad

juvenile, minor, youngling, youngster, youth

brat, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper

girl, hoyden, tomboy

Near Antonyms of baby

adult, grown-up

elder, graybeard, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

2 a member of the human race

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

Synonyms of baby

being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight

Words Related to baby

hominid, homo, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody

Phrases Synonymous with baby

Near Antonyms of baby

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

3 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 of baby

accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, attainment, coup, success, triumph

Words Related to baby

blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner

conquest, gain, victory, win

deed, feat, performance

arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization

Phrases Synonymous with baby

a feather in one's cap

Near Antonyms of baby

botch, cock-up [British], mess, muddle, shambles

bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washout

disappointment, letdown, loss, setback

Antonyms of baby

4 a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things

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

Synonyms of baby

bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, kvetch, kvetcher, sniveler, whiner

Words Related to baby

bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weeper

crab, grump, malcontent

Near Antonyms of baby

baby

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of baby

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 of baby

cocker, coddle, cosset, dandle, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, spoil, wet-nurse

Words Related to baby

cater (to), humor

content, delight, gladden, gratify, mother, oblige, please, satisfy

appease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe

Near Antonyms of baby

control, discipline, restrain

neglect, overlook, slight

molest, outrage, violate

harass, harm, hurt, injure, oppress, persecute, torment, torture, victimize

Antonyms of baby

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse

Synonym Discussion of baby

indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings. indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.

- indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse

pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.

- pampered by the amenities of modern living

humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.

- humored him by letting him tell the story

spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.

- foolish parents spoil their children

baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.

- babying students by grading too easily

mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.

- refused to mollycoddle her malingering son

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