"baby" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
subtypes:
- blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
- cherub - a sweet innocent baby
- abandoned infant, foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
- neonate, newborn - a baby from birth to four weeks
- nurseling, nursling, suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- papoose, pappoose - an American Indian infant
- test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
- war baby - conceived or born during war
same as: babe, infant
is a type of: issue, offspring, progeny - the immediate descendants of a person
is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being

same as: child
is a type of: fetus, foetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
is a type of: young mammal - any immature mammal
is a type of: labor, project, task, undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

Verb

is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way

same as: cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil