Meaning of 'baby'

noun

a project of personal concern to someone

Example: "I know this project is your baby."

noun

a very young mammal

Example: "baby rabbits"

noun

(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

Synonyms: babe sister

noun

the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)

Example: "the baby of the family"

noun

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Example: "the baby began to cry again"

Synonyms: babe infant

noun

an unborn child

noun

an immature childish person

Synonyms: child

verb

to treat with excessive indulgence

Example: "We babied our pets as if they were human children."

Synonyms: spoil cocker featherbed mollycoddle coddle indulge pamper cosset