74 Synonyms & Antonyms For BABY

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Definitions baby [bey-bee] / ˈbeɪ bi / ADJECTIVE small; comparatively little Synonyms STRONGEST little mini miniature small STRONG diminutive minute petite pocket scaled-down small-scale tiny toy wee WEAK itsy-bitsy itty-bitty teensy teensy-weensy teeny teeny-weeny Antonyms STRONG big enormous giant huge immense large tall NOUN infant Synonyms STRONGEST babe chick child kid toddler youngster STRONG bairn bambino bundle buttercup button cherub crawler dumpling newborn nipper nursling papoose preemie suckling tad tot WEAK angelface little angel little darling little doll little one Antonyms STRONGEST adult WEAK adolescent VERB treat like a child Synonyms STRONG cherish coddle cosset cuddle dandle foster humor indulge nurse overindulge pamper pet please satisfy serve spoil WEAK cater to dote on Antonyms STRONG anger disappoint hurt ignore neglect refuse upset

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She was just a shape in the dark, and I leaned over and sobbed like a baby and hugged her.

From Literature

Right now there are about 1.4 million Americans living in nearly 15,000 nursing homes, and the number is rising as baby boomers get older.

From MarketWatch

The bedrooms for me and my baby sister, Lorna, were luxurious.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ockenden, a senior midwife, is currently leading the maternity review at Nottingham, which is the largest of its kind, examining about 2,500 cases of harm to mothers and babies.

From BBC

A woman who was hit by an e-bike as she used a pedestrian crossing has spoken about how she feared her unborn baby had died in the collision.

From BBC

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Words related to baby are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word baby. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

babyish bairn beloved cater catered cherub child childish coddle coward darling dwarf enterprise enterprises flame gratify immature indulge indulging infant/infantile kid mama's boy mama's boy/momma's boy milksop miniature miniature minor mollycoddle more infant more infantile most infant most infantile namby-pamby newborn offspring pamper pantywaist pet petite pets petted project projects sissy small spoon-feed sweetie sweetie pie tot venture ventures weakling wimp young

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