baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a [adjective] baby
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
పర్యాయపదాలు
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
పదకలయికలు
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
విషయాలు
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The baby is sleeping.
- She has a baby boy.
- I can see a baby in the stroller.
- The baby is crying.
నామవాచకం
informal
A2
relation
2
Affectionate name for partner
A sweet name people use for someone they love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend.
వాడుక నమూనా:
Hey, baby
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
పర్యాయపదాలు
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
పదకలయికలు
hey baby
|love you baby
విషయాలు
relationships
|emotions
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- Hey baby, how was your day?
- I love you, baby.
- Baby, can you pass me the phone?
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Hi baby, how are you?
- I love you, baby.
- Baby, come here.
క్రియ
informal
B1
action
3
Treat too protectively
To care for someone too much, like they are a baby, even if they are not.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to baby [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
పదకలయికలు
stop babying me
|babying your kids
విషయాలు
behavior
|relationships
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't baby me.
- She babies her brother too much.
- He babies his dog.
నామవాచకం
informal
B2
entity
4
Something valued like a child
Something you love and care about very much, like it is your own child.
వాడుక నమూనా:
That [thing] is my baby
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
పర్యాయపదాలు
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
పదకలయికలు
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
విషయాలు
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My car is my baby.
- This shop is his baby.
- Her idea is her baby.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
baby (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
సంబంధిత పదాలు
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
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.