baby
gb/bˈeɪbi/ us/bˈeɪbi/
A1
Anh
~ 900
baba, drágám, bébi, édesem, gyerekként kezel, babusgat, pátyolgat, valakinek a szíve csücske, dédelgetett projekt, szívügy
DANH TỪ
A1
1
baba
A1
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'baby' with 'child'; 'child' can refer to older kids, while 'baby' usually means under one or two years old.
Nghĩa
A very young human being
Cụm từ đi kèm
newborn baby
|baby boy
|baby girl
|baby care
|baby clothes
Từ đồng nghĩa
infant (More formal and often used in medical or official contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
adult (An adult is fully grown, the opposite of a baby.)
Chủ đề
family
|daily life
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
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.
DANH TỪ
A2
INFORMAL
2
Mẫu sử dụng:
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?
Ví dụ cho người học
Hi baby, how are you?
Szia, drágám, hogy vagy?
I love you, baby.
Szeretlek, drágám.
Baby, come here.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think it always refers to a child; in this sense it's for adults in a relationship.
Nghĩa
Affectionate name for partner
Cụm từ đi kèm
hey baby
|love you baby
Từ đồng nghĩa
darling (More traditional and slightly more formal.)
Chủ đề
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Định nghĩa
A sweet name people use for someone they love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend.
An informal term of endearment used for a romantic partner.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
INFORMAL
3
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
Don't baby me.
Ne kezelj gyerekként.
She babies her brother too much.
Túlságosan babusgatja a testvérét.
He babies his dog.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'baby' as a verb with 'have a baby'; as a verb here it means 'treat like a baby', not 'give birth'.
Nghĩa
Treat too protectively
Cụm từ đi kèm
stop babying me
|babying your kids
Từ đồng nghĩa
pamper (Often implies giving too much comfort or luxury.)
Từ trái nghĩa
neglect (To give too little care or attention.)
Chủ đề
behavior
|relationships
|communication
Định nghĩa
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.
DANH TỪ
B2
INFORMAL
4
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think it refers literally to a child; here it's figurative for an object or project.
Nghĩa
Something valued like a child
Cụm từ đi kèm
my first car was my baby
|this project is my baby
Từ đồng nghĩa
pride and joy (Emphasizes deep satisfaction and happiness from possession or creation.)
Chủ đề
emotions
|personal life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
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.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
baby
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbi/
US/bˈeɪbi/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
baby (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (baby)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: baby
- Plural: babies
Verb
- Base: baby
- 3rd Person Singular: babies
- Present Participle: babying
- Past: babied
Họ từ
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
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.