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babynoun a recently born personthe baby is just learning to sit up, so be careful babe, bambino, child, infant, neonate, newborn cherubfoundling, nursling, sucklingpreemie(also premie)bantling, kid, kiddie(also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, toddler, tot, tyke(also tike)boy, nipper, tadjuvenile, minor, youngling, youngster, youthbrat, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnappergirl, hoyden, tomboy adult, grown-upelder, graybeard, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen a member of the human raceI don't care what you want, there'll be no more work for this baby today being, bird, bod(British), body, character, cookie(or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight hominid, homo, humanoidbrother, fellow, fellowman, neighborcelebrity, personality, self, somebody son of man animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter a successful result brought about by hard worka small film that was a labor of love and the baby that the director was proudest of accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, attainment, coup, success, triumph blockbuster, hit, jackpot, megahit, miracle, smash, winnerconquest, gain, victory, winskilldeed, feat, performancearrival, completion, consummation, culmination, execution, fruition, fulfillment(or fulfilment), implementation, realization a feather in one's cap nonachievement botch, cock-up(British), mess, muddle, shamblesbummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle(also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, washoutdisappointment, letdown, loss, setback a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little thingsdon't be such a baby—the shot didn't hurt that much bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, kvetch, kvetcher, sniveler, whiner bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weepercrab, grump, malcontent happy camper babyverbto treat with great or excessive carehe babied his car, faithfully washing it every week if you baby him he'll never learn to take care of himself cocker, coddle, cosset, dandle, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, spoil, wet-nurse cater (to), humorcontent, delight, gladden, gratify, mother, oblige, please, satisfyappease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse control, discipline, restrainoppressneglect, overlook, slightmolest, outrage, violateharass, harm, hurt, injure, oppress, persecute, torment, torture, victimize v.indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings.indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.pampered by the amenities of modern living humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.humored him by letting him tell the story spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.foolish parents spoil their children baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.babying students by grading too easily mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.refused to mollycoddle her malingering son in the 15th century |