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as in child
a recently born person
the baby is just learning to sit up, so be careful
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as in person
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 success
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 complainer
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 to nurse
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 baby
John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Nobody wants to tell you your baby is ugly.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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
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Noun
So far, 270 raptors have tested positive for bird flu, including some baby owls and baby eagles.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Nobody wants to tell you your baby is ugly.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baby
Noun
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Later that week in November, another source told PEOPLE exclusively that the decision to remove the children from King's custody came after King allegedly gave Ritalin to one of her sons multiple times, even though the child had not been prescribed the medication by a doctor.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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The World Food Program provides over 600,000 children a hot meal every day in many schools in Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Migis Lodge in South Casco, Maine, is a family-friendly wellness retreat with rates starting at $388 per person per night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Part of the reason this show is a success is that the women at its center understand that the secret formula is brutal honesty.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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The Royals have found success with the sixth pick.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Dec. 2025
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LeBron James is one of the biggest complainers in NBA history.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Perez is nursing a sore right thumb.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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With Buxton out of the lineup and nursing a sore right hip, Outman made five consecutive starts in center field in the middle of the month.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Sol de Janeiro Mini Body Cream Duo A dense, hydrating cream does wonders for dry skin, especially when traveling during the winter months, and this mini moisturizer duo is TSA-approved.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2025
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The school secretary reads names and scholarship amounts during morning announcements, and sometime in the spring, the school’s drumline, dance team and cheerleaders lead scholarship recipients through the school in a mini parade.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Dec. 2025
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State regulations require specific teacher-to-child ratios, and those ratios become especially demanding with infants and toddlers.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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During the final weeks of her life, the infant was taken off the top of the transplant list twice due to complications related to her VSD.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The murder case is still pending against Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who is accused of providing fentanyl that led to the September 2020 death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom in Roseville.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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According to the report, both men fell ill after spending time outdoors, one playing golf at five courses in Alameda and Contra Costa counties within 14 days of the onset of his symptoms.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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“Baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baby. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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