baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
انگریزی
~ 900
معانی
0 معانی
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.
استعمال کا انداز:
a [adjective] baby
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
ہم معنی الفاظ
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
لفظی تراکیب
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
موضوعات
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
Hey, baby
عام غلطی:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
ہم معنی الفاظ
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
لفظی تراکیب
hey baby
|love you baby
موضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|communication
مثالیں
- Hey baby, how was your day?
- I love you, baby.
- Baby, can you pass me the phone?
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to baby [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
متضاد الفاظ
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
لفظی تراکیب
stop babying me
|babying your kids
موضوعات
behavior
|relationships
|communication
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
That [thing] is my baby
عام غلطی:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
ہم معنی الفاظ
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
لفظی تراکیب
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
موضوعات
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My car is my baby.
- This shop is his baby.
- Her idea is her baby.
گرامر
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baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
ہجا بندی اور زور
baby (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.