"baby boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baby boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} baby boy (plural baby boys)
  1. A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old. Translations (very young male human being): poikavauva (Finnish), bébé [masculine] (French), kisfiú (Hungarian), bambino [masculine] (Italian), младе́нец (mladénec) (Russian), leanabh gille [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), chiquito [masculine] (Spanish), niño [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-baby_boy-en-noun-5mR60JoG Disambiguation of 'very young male human being': 91 4 1 3
  2. (derogatory) A man who is immature or infantile. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-baby_boy-en-noun-1u~oyL-E
  3. (slang) The youngest son in a family. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-baby_boy-en-noun-W8cSfQba
  4. (slang) A term of endearment for a man. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-baby_boy-en-noun-wx-13d6A Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 9 16 5 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 2 80 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 23 2 67 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 7 13 5 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 20 3 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: baby girl, child, infant, toddler

Inflected forms

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