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