baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
Anglų
~ 900
baba, drágám, bébi, édesem, gyerekként kezel, babusgat, pátyolgat, valakinek a szíve csücske, dédelgetett projekt, szívügy
DAIKTAVARDIS
A1
1
baba
A1
Vartosenos šablonas:
a [adjective] baby
The baby was sleeping peacefully in her crib.
A baba békésen aludt a kiságyában.
They brought their baby home from the hospital yesterday.
Tegnap hazahozták a babájukat a kórházból.
He held the baby gently in his arms.
The baby started crying when she was hungry.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The baby is sleeping.
A baba alszik.
She has a baby boy.
Kisfia van.
I can see a baby in the stroller.
The baby is crying.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
Reikšmė
A very young human being
Kolokacijos
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
Sinonimai
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
Antonimai
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
Temos
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A very young child who has just been born or is not yet able to walk or talk much.
A very young child, especially one newly or recently born.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
INFORMAL
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
Hey, baby
Hey baby, how was your day?
Szia, drágám, milyen volt a napod?
I love you, baby.
Szeretlek, drágám.
Baby, can you pass me the phone?
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Hi baby, how are you?
Szia, drágám, hogy vagy?
I love you, baby.
Szeretlek, drágám.
Baby, come here.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
Reikšmė
Affectionate name for partner
Kolokacijos
hey baby
|love you baby
Sinonimai
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
Temos
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Apibrėžimas
A sweet name people use for someone they love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend.
An informal term of endearment used for a romantic partner.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
INFORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to baby [someone]
Don't baby me—I can take care of myself.
Ne kezelj gyerekként — elboldogulok egyedül.
She babies her son even though he's already ten.
Túlságosan babusgatja a fiát, pedig már tízéves.
Stop babying your employees; let them solve problems themselves.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Don't baby me.
Ne kezelj gyerekként.
She babies her brother too much.
Túlságosan babusgatja a testvérét.
He babies his dog.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
Reikšmė
Treat too protectively
Kolokacijos
stop babying me
|babying your kids
Sinonimai
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
Antonimai
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
Temos
behavior
|relationships
|communication
Apibrėžimas
To care for someone too much, like they are a baby, even if they are not.
To treat someone with extreme care or attention as if they were a small child.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
INFORMAL
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
That [thing] is my baby
This car is my baby—I’ve had it since college.
Ez az autó a szívem csücske — még egyetemista korom óta megvan.
The new app is her baby; she designed it herself.
Az új app az ő dédelgetett projektje; ő maga tervezte.
That guitar has been his baby for years.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
My car is my baby.
Az autóm a szívem csücske.
This shop is his baby.
Ez a bolt a szívügye.
Her idea is her baby.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
Reikšmė
Something valued like a child
Kolokacijos
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
Sinonimai
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
Temos
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Something you love and care about very much, like it is your own child.
Something that someone cares about deeply, often because they created it or it is personally important.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
baby (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.