as in spoiling
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 babying
Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babying
Verb
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Dylan O’Brien stans might have already seen Twinless, the movie that got leaked because his die-hards couldn’t resist spoiling a major scene from it out of Sundance.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shelf-stable items are often the most plentiful in Burmese grocery stores in Milwaukee since they can be shipped across the world without refrigeration or concerns about spoiling.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those softies are going to get more coddling.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Avoid over-coddling; instead, use play, treats, and touch to build confidence.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Brandon Aiyuk is recovering from a torn ACL, and up until recently, Jauan Jennings had been nursing a calf issue.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Mission Viejo was playing without Miami committed receiver Vance Spafford, who is nursing an ankle injury.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most people bring a pair of Crocs to wear around the campsite, but after long days on the trail, your feet could use some extra pampering.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
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The art of pampering begins, and in some cases ends, with aesthetics.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And, heck, even Friday, particularly with Travis Kelce indulging and inciting fans at Neo Quimica Arena with dance moves during warmups before the Chiefs took on the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t about indulging individual preferences, but rather maximizing human potential.—
Neil Henderson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Babying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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