Word a Day
baby
What does baby mean?
baby (noun): a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use baby in a sentence?
- She held the baby in her arms. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The baby began to cry again. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce baby?
/ˈbeɪbi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of baby?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “baby” mean?
a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together
Not quite: that's what bunch means.
a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered
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any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated
Not quite: that's what gadget means.
that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage
Not quite: that's what surplus means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “baby”?
course
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school
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infant
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number
Not quite: number means something else.
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