baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
İngilizce
~ 900
baba, drágám, bébi, édesem, gyerekként kezel, babusgat, pátyolgat, valakinek a szíve csücske, dédelgetett projekt, szívügy
İSIM
A1
1
baba
A1
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
Anlam
A very young human being
Eşdizimler
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
Eş anlamlılar
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
Konular
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.
İSIM
A2
INFORMAL
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
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?
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Hi baby, how are you?
Szia, drágám, hogy vagy?
I love you, baby.
Szeretlek, drágám.
Baby, come here.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
Anlam
Affectionate name for partner
Eşdizimler
hey baby
|love you baby
Eş anlamlılar
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
Konular
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Tanım
A sweet name people use for someone they love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend.
An informal term of endearment used for a romantic partner.
FIIL
B1
INFORMAL
3
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Don't baby me.
Ne kezelj gyerekként.
She babies her brother too much.
Túlságosan babusgatja a testvérét.
He babies his dog.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
Anlam
Treat too protectively
Eşdizimler
stop babying me
|babying your kids
Eş anlamlılar
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
Zıt anlamlılar
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
Konular
behavior
|relationships
|communication
Tanım
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.
İSIM
B2
INFORMAL
4
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
Anlam
Something valued like a child
Eşdizimler
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
Eş anlamlılar
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
Konular
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
Heceler ve vurgu
baby (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
Kelime ailesi
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
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.