Толковый словарь английского языка - baby
Baby
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I. noun (plural babies) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. an extremely young child, an extremely young animal, the youngest of a group, 2. one that is like a ~ (as in behavior), something that is one's special responsibility, achievement, or interest, 3. slang girl , woman , boy , man , person , thing , ~hood noun ~ish adjective II. adjective Date: 1591 of, relating to, or being a ~, much smaller than the usual , III. transitive verb (babied; ~ing) Date: 1742 to tend to indulge with often excessive or inappropriate care and solicitude , to use or treat with care , see: indulge
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n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. 2 an unduly childish person (is a baby about injections). 3 the youngest member of a family, team, etc. 4 (often attrib.) a a young or newly born animal. b a thing that is small of its kind (baby car; baby rose). 5 sl. a young woman; a sweetheart (often as a form of address). 6 sl. a person or thing regarded with affection or familiarity. 7 one's own responsibility, invention, concern, achievement, etc., regarded in a personal way. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 treat like a baby. 2 pamper. Phrases and idioms baby boom colloq. a temporary marked increase in the birthrate. baby boomer a person born during a baby boom, esp. after the war of 1939-45. baby-bouncer Brit. a frame supported by elastic or springs, into which a child is harnessed to exercise its limbs. Baby Buggy (pl. -ies) Brit. propr. a kind of child's collapsible pushchair. baby carriage US a pram. baby grand the smallest size of grand piano. baby-snatcher colloq. 1 a person who kidnaps babies. 2 = cradle-snatcher. baby-talk childish talk used by or to young children. baby-walker a wheeled frame in which a baby learns to walk. carry (or hold) the baby bear unwelcome responsibility. throw away the baby with the bath-water reject the essential with the inessential. Derivatives babyhood n. Etymology: ME, formed as BABE, -Y(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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