babies

Noun

• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
• an immature childish person
• an unborn child; a human fetus
• (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
• a very young mammal
• a project of personal concern to someone
• plural of baby

Verb

Verb Forms: baby, babied, babying, babies

• Treats someone with excessive care; acts protectively.
• treat with excessive indulgence
• third-person singular simple present indicative of baby

Examples

• The player who always babies their ’S’ tiles often misses out on crucial plural opportunities.

Synonyms

babe, baby, child, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, infant, mollycoddle, pamper, sister, spoil