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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

cherub

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

son of man
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

skill

deed, feat, performance

arrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, realization
Phrases Synonymous with baby

a feather in oneʼs 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

nonachievement

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

happy camper

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

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

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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