"baby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/ Audio: en-uk-baby.ogg [UK], en-us-baby.ogg [US] Forms: baby [singular], babies [plural]
enPR: bā'bē Head templates: {{noun|baby|babies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A baby is a very young child, less than two years old, who has not yet learned how to speak. Synonyms: child, infant
    Sense id: simple-baby-en-noun-JUzlNWkB
  2. A baby is a young animal.
    Sense id: simple-baby-en-noun-5Utu7i8~

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbeɪbi/ Audio: en-uk-baby.ogg [UK], en-us-baby.ogg [US] Forms: baby [canonical], babies [third-person, singular], babied [past], babied [past, participle], babying [present, participle]
enPR: bā'bē Head templates: {{verb|bab|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you baby someone, you treat them like a baby; you treat them gently and pamper them.
    Sense id: simple-baby-en-verb-JxzA8cp3
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          "text": "I used to be a baby but now I am an adult."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A baby cat is called a kitten."
        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪbi/"
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    {
      "sampa": "/\"beIbi/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-baby.ogg",
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    {
      "audio": "en-us-baby.ogg",
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        {
          "text": "Mom, don't baby me - I can do it myself!"
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        {
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        {
          "text": "A baby cat is called a kitten."
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪbi/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"beIbi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-baby.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "sampa": "/\"beIbi/"
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