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 cherub; foundling, nursling, suckling; preemie (also premie); papoose; 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 housecleaning for this baby Synonyms of baby human, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wightWords Related to baby hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebodyNear 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 achievement, acquirement, attainment, accomplishment, coup, success, triumphWords Related to baby blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winner; conquest, gain, victory, win; skill; deed, feat, performance; arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realizationNear 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, setbackAntonyms of baby nonachievement

4 a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things he becomes a big baby when his wife is out of town and he's expected to fend for himself at suppertime Synonyms of baby crybaby, bellyacher, complainer, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, kvetch, kvetcher, sniveler, whinerWords Related to baby bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weeper; crab, grump, malcontentNear Antonyms of baby happy camper

to treat with great or excessive care he babied his car, faithfully washing it every week 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; oppress; 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