baby

Noun
  1. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (synset 109846929)
    "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
    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
  2. The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) (synset 109846765)
    "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
    is a type of: issue, offspring, progeny - the immediate descendants of a person
  3. An immature childish person (synset 109938012)
    "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    same as: child
  4. An unborn child;
    A human fetus (synset 109847462)
    "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside"
    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
  5. A very young mammal (synset 101324712)
    "baby rabbits"
    is a type of: young mammal - any immature mammal
  6. A project of personal concern to someone (synset 100798428)
    "this project is his baby"
    is a type of: labor, project, task, undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Verb
  1. Treat with excessive indulgence (synset 202576182)
    "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
    is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
    same as: cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

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