baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 900
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
A very young human being
A very young child who has just been born or is not yet able to walk or talk much.
نمط الاستخدام:
a [adjective] baby
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
مرادفات
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
أضداد
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
تراكيب شائعة
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
مواضيع
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The baby was sleeping peacefully in her crib.
- They brought their baby home from the hospital yesterday.
- He held the baby gently in his arms.
- The baby started crying when she was hungry.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The baby is sleeping.
- She has a baby boy.
- I can see a baby in the stroller.
- The baby is crying.
اسم
informal
A2
relation
2
Affectionate name for partner
A sweet name people use for someone they love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend.
نمط الاستخدام:
Hey, baby
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
مرادفات
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
تراكيب شائعة
hey baby
|love you baby
مواضيع
relationships
|emotions
|communication
أمثلة
- Hey baby, how was your day?
- I love you, baby.
- Baby, can you pass me the phone?
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Hi baby, how are you?
- I love you, baby.
- Baby, come here.
فعل
informal
B1
action
3
Treat too protectively
To care for someone too much, like they are a baby, even if they are not.
نمط الاستخدام:
to baby [someone]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
مرادفات
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
أضداد
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
تراكيب شائعة
stop babying me
|babying your kids
مواضيع
behavior
|relationships
|communication
أمثلة
- Don't baby me—I can take care of myself.
- She babies her son even though he's already ten.
- Stop babying your employees; let them solve problems themselves.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Don't baby me.
- She babies her brother too much.
- He babies his dog.
اسم
informal
B2
entity
4
Something valued like a child
Something you love and care about very much, like it is your own child.
نمط الاستخدام:
That [thing] is my baby
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
مرادفات
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
تراكيب شائعة
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
مواضيع
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- This car is my baby—I’ve had it since college.
- The new app is her baby; she designed it herself.
- That guitar has been his baby for years.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My car is my baby.
- This shop is his baby.
- Her idea is her baby.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
المقاطع والنبر
baby (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
babies
noun
babying
verb
babied
verb
Core family
babysit
verb A2
babysitter
noun A2
Related words
babyish
adjective
Advanced or less common
babyhood
noun
تعبيرات
cry like a baby
1/kɹˈaɪ lˈaɪk ə bˈeɪbi/
fixed phrase
Cry loudly like an infant
To cry very loudly and without control, like a small child does.
أمثلة
- He cried like a baby when his team lost.
- She cried like a baby after watching the sad movie.
have a baby
1/hˈæv ə bˈeɪbi/
fixed phrase
Give birth to a child
To give birth to a child.
أمثلة
- She’s going to have a baby in June.
- They had their first baby last year.
like a baby
1/lˈaɪk ə bˈeɪbi/
fixed phrase
In the way an infant would
In the same way that a very young child does something, often sleeping peacefully or crying loudly.
أمثلة
- He slept like a baby after the long trip.
- She cried like a baby when she heard the news.
throw the baby out with the bathwater
1/θɹˈoʊ ðə bˈeɪbi ˈaʊt wˈɪθ ðə bˈæθwˌeɪtɚ/
idiom
Discard something valuable by mistake
To remove something good while trying to remove something bad.
أمثلة
- In trying to reform the system, they threw the baby out with the bathwater.
- Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater when making changes.