Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 8.