baby
baby is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, adjective, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An infant or young child of either sex; a babe. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
- noun. A small image of an infant; a doll.
- adjective. Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.
- intransitive verb. To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
- noun. a project of personal concern to someone
"this project is his baby"
- noun. a very young mammal
"baby rabbits"
- noun. (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
- noun. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
"the baby of the family"
"the baby of the Supreme Court"
- noun. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
"the baby began to cry again"
"she held the baby in her arms"
- noun. an unborn child; a human fetus
"I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"
"it was great to feel my baby moving about inside"
- noun. an immature childish person
"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"
"stop being a baby!"
- verb. treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Synonyms
babe, sister, infant, child, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in baby:
Common word forms
babied, babier, babies, babiest, babying
Words from these letters
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