baby
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(noun) a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" |
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Related Words: labor, project, task, undertaking |
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(satellite adjective) (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "baby carrots"; "new potatoes"; "young corn" |
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Synonyms: new, young |
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(noun) a very young mammal: "baby rabbits" |
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Related Words: young mammal |
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(satellite adjective) being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "baby rabbits" |
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Synonyms: infant, infantile |
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(noun) (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women |
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Synonyms: sister |
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Related Words: fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman |
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(noun) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" |
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Related Words: issue, offspring, progeny |
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(noun) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" |
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Synonyms: babe, infant |
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Related Words: SGA infant, abandoned infant, blue baby, cherub, child, foundling, godchild, kid, neonate, newborn, nurseling, nursling, papoose, pappoose, preemie, premature baby, premie, small-for-gestational-age infant, suckling, test-tube baby, war baby |
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(noun) an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" |
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Synonyms: child |
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Related Words: human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
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Synonyms: cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil |
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Related Words: do by, handle, treat |
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