baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
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Translation
A very young child who has just been born or is only a few months old.
Word origin
From Middle English babi, a child's word made to sound like a baby's first noises.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- babi
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbabies
Examples
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"Baby" means a very young child.
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"Babies" is the plural, meaning more than one baby.
arms.
Here "baby" means the small, new child she is holding.
A "baby" is a very young child who has just been born or is only a few months old. Babies cannot walk or talk yet, and they need other people to look after them.
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