ba‧by plural babies [countable]
1
young child
a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk
Julie's second baby was born when they lived in Washington.
She gave birth to a baby on Thursday.
It's hard work moving house when you're expecting a baby.
Dr Coleman has delivered hundreds of babies.
How do you recognize pain in a newborn baby?
premature babies needing special medical care
Jane had a baby boy this morning.
What do you think of your new baby sister?
the effects of alcohol on the unborn baby
2
young animal
a very young animal:
baby birds
3
vegetable
a type of vegetable which is grown to be much smaller than usual or is eaten before it has grown to its normal size:
baby carrots
baby sweetcorn
4
youngest
a younger child in a family, often the youngest:
Clare is the baby of the family.
5
woman
spoken
a) used to address someone that you love:
• Relax baby, we're on holiday.
b) not polite used to address a young woman that you do not know
6
silly person
someone, especially an older child, who is not behaving in a brave way:
Don't be a baby!
7
responsibility
something special that someone has developed or is responsible for:
Don't ask me about the building contract - that's Robert's baby.
8
thing
informal something, especially a piece of equipment or a machine, that you care about a lot:
This baby can reach speeds of 130 miles per hour.
➔ throw the baby out with the bathwater
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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