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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Baby

/(bā"by̆)/ · Ba·by · IPA /ˈbeɪ̯.bi/
01 n. An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
pl. Babies ((-bĭz))
  1. 1.
    An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
  2. 2.
    A small image of an infant; a doll.
    “She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes.” — Heywood.
Phrases & compounds
Babies in the eyes — the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.
02 a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.
03 v. t. To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
imp. & p. p. Babied; p. pr. & vb. n. Babying
  1. 1.
    To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.