baby
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbeɪ.bi/ us/ˈbeɪ.bi/
A1 （尤指尚未学会走路或说话的）婴儿，婴孩
a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk
a newborn baby 新生儿
a six-week-old baby 6周大的婴儿
a baby boy 男婴
baby clothes 婴儿服装
baby food 婴儿食品
Sandra had a baby (= gave birth to it) on 29 May. 桑德拉在5月29日生了孩子。
Owen is the baby (= the youngest person) of the family. 欧文是全家年龄最小的。
A2 动物幼崽
a very young animal
a baby elephant/monkey 幼象／小猴子
disapproving孩子气的人;幼稚的人
an adult or especially an older child who is crying or behaving like a child
It didn't hurt that much - don't be such a baby! 不至于那么疼——别像个孩子似的！
mainly US宝贝（对妻子、丈夫、情人等的称呼）
a word you can use when you are talking to someone you love such as your wife, husband, partner, etc.
Oh baby, I love you. 啊，宝贝，我爱你。
baby carrot, sweetcorn, etc. 袖珍胡萝卜（玉米笋等）
a type of vegetable that is specially grown to stay small
I keep a bag of baby carrots on my desk to stop me eating crisps.
I made chicken with mushrooms and baby sweetcorn.
The salmon was served with minted baby potatoes.
This raspberry dressing is great on baby spinach.
We ordered duck breast with baby pak choi.
informal（某人特别的或专门的）任务，差事；责任
Someone's baby is something that they have a special interest in and responsibility for.
I don't know much about the project - it's Philip's baby. 我对这个项目不怎么了解——那是菲利普负责的。
- More examples
- The baby lay in his cot, cooing, and gurgling.
- A new baby will automatically curl its fingers round any object it touches.
- Their baby was born last December.
- She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
- She has had three babies in the past five years.
baby
verb [ T ] informal uk/ˈbeɪ.bi/ us/ˈbeɪ.bi/
把…当婴儿看待；对…娇生惯养
to treat an older child as if he or she were a much younger child
The boys were now ten and twelve and didn't want their mother to baby them. 男孩们现在一个10岁，一个12岁，不希望妈妈把他们当婴儿看待。
Synonyms: coddle (PROTECT)cossetindulgemollycoddle pamperspoil