Standard Lemma guide

baby

adj · name · noun · verb · 28 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • bā'bē
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.bi/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈbɛj.bɪj/
  • SSB Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈbæɪ.bi/
  • Wales: /ˈbeːbi/ without the pane–pain merger
  • Scotland: /ˈbe.be/
  • Scotland: /-bɪ/
  • Scotland: /-bi/
  • rhymes with -eɪbi
  • CMU ARPABET: B EY1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

A very young human, even if not yet born.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When is your baby due?
  • Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I only qualified as an architect this summer, so I'm still a baby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Adam is the baby of the family.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.
  • Baby, don't cry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Hey baby, what are you doing later?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A thing that is comparatively small of its kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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14

noun

Meaning 14

A concept or creation endeared by its creator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This test program I've designed is my new baby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

A pet project or responsibility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You need to talk to John about that – it's his baby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

An affectionate term for anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

A small image of an infant; a doll.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

One who is new to an identity or community.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often

Examples

  • baby queer; baby trans

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 1912, Linda Craig, interviewed by Theresa Forte, "Tree and Twig farm — a treasure chest of heirloom tomatoes," Welland Tribune, 25 May, 2012, https://web.archive.org/web/20171205052150/http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2012/05/23/tree-and-twig-farm--a-treasure-chest-of-heirloom-tomatoes I have grown them for years and although some years are better than others, I have always had loads of tomatoes by not babying them, going easy on the water, and fertilizing with compost in the planting hole.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

a project of personal concern to someone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this project is his baby

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: undertaking, project, task, labor

22

noun

Meaning 22

a very young mammal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • baby rabbits

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: young mammal

23

noun

Meaning 23

(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: babe, sister

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille

24

noun

Meaning 24

the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the baby of the family
  • the baby of the Supreme Court

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: offspring, progeny, issue

25

noun

Meaning 25

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the baby began to cry again
  • she held the baby in her arms
  • it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: babe, infant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: child, kid

Narrower terms: blue baby, cherub, foundling, abandoned infant, godchild, neonate, newborn, newborn infant, newborn baby, nursling, nurseling, suckling, papoose, pappoose, test-tube baby, war baby

26

noun

Meaning 26

an unborn child; a human fetus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby
  • it was great to feel my baby moving about inside

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fetus, foetus

27

noun

Meaning 27

an immature childish person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
  • stop being a baby!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: child

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

28

verb

Meaning 28

treat with excessive indulgence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • grandparents often pamper the children
  • Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: treat, handle, do by

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby From Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to babe + -y/-ie (“endearing and diminutive suffix”). Perhaps ultimately imitative of baby talk (compare babble).

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala. * Borrowed from French Baby.

Across languages

Translations

642 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: аӡҟы (adzqʼə) — very young human being — see also child
  • Afrikaans: baba — very young human being — see also child
  • Ainu: アィアィ (ayay) — very young human being — see also child
  • Akan: akokoa — very young human being — see also child
  • Albanian: foshnjë — very young human being — see also child
  • Albanian: bebe — very young human being — see also child
  • Aleut: aniqdux — very young human being — see also child
  • Southern Altai: бала (bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Amharic: ሕፃን (ḥəṣ́an) — very young human being — see also child
  • Amharic: ማቲ (mati) — very young human being — see also child
  • Guerrero Amuzgo: lë' — very young human being — see also child
  • Chiricahua: ’áłchiné — very young human being — see also child
  • Chiricahua: ’éłchiné (Mescalero) — very young human being — see also child
  • Western Apache: mę́’ — very young human being — see also child
  • Arabic: رَضِيع (raḍīʕ) — very young human being — see also child
  • Arabic: طفل (tefl) — very young human being — see also child
  • Arabic: بيبي (bebīʕ) — very young human being — see also child
  • Arabic: نونو (nono) — very young human being — see also child
  • Aramaic: ܥܘܠܐ (ʿūllā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Armenian: մանկիկ (mankik) — very young human being — see also child
  • Armenian: երեխա (erexa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Armenian: մանուկ (manuk) — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: tsup — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: ciup — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: nat — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: beb — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: ficiuric — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: pup — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: pupul — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: poci — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: niphiu — very young human being — see also child
  • Aromanian: njitsico — very young human being — see also child
  • Assamese: কেঁচুৱা (kẽsua) — very young human being — see also child
  • Asturian: bebé — very young human being — see also child
  • Asturian: neñu — very young human being — see also child
  • Aymara: wawa — very young human being — see also child
  • Azerbaijani: körpə — very young human being — see also child
  • Azerbaijani: uşaq — very young human being — see also child
  • Bashkir: бала (bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bashkir: бәләкәй бала (bələkəy bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bashkir: йәш бала (yəş bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bashkir: бәпәй (bəpəy) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bashkir: сабый (sabıy) — very young human being — see also child
  • Basque: jaioberri — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: дзіця́ (dzicjá) — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: немаўля́ (njemawljá) — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: немаўлё (njemawljó) — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: маладзе́нец (maladzjénjec) — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: дзіцяня́ (dzicjanjá) — very young human being — see also child
  • Belarusian: дзіцянё (dzicjanjó) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bengali: শিশু (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bengali: বাচ্চা (bacca) — very young human being — see also child
  • Central Bikol: umboy — very young human being — see also child
  • Central Bikol: aki — very young human being — see also child
  • Breton: babig — very young human being — see also child
  • Breton: poupig — very young human being — see also child
  • Bulgarian: бе́бе (bébe) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bulgarian: пелена́че (pelenáče) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bulgarian: кърма́че (kǎrmáče) — very young human being — see also child
  • Bulgarian: сука́лче (sukálče) — very young human being — see also child
  • Burmese: ကလေး (ka.le:) — very young human being — see also child
  • Catalan: nadó — very young human being — see also child
  • Catalan: bebè — very young human being — see also child
  • Chamicuro: chechakama — very young human being — see also child
  • Chechen: бер (ber) — very young human being — see also child
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏍᏗᎢ (usdii) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chickasaw: pushkush — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Cantonese: BB — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蘇蝦仔 /苏虾仔 (sou1 haa1 zai2) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Cantonese: 𤘅孲仔 /𤘅𰌦仔 (ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2, ngaa4 aa1 zai2) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蝦仔 /虾仔 (haa1 zai2) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Cantonese: BB仔 — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese: вава (vava) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese: ва (va) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese: щёхэр (xioher) — very young human being — see also child
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 兒囝囝 /儿囝囝 (niè-giāng-giāng / niāng-giāng) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese: 嬰仔 /婴仔 (in-á, en-á) — very young human being — see also child
  • Jin Chinese: 小娃娃 — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰兒 /婴儿 (yīng'ér) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 娃娃 (wáwa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小娃娃 (xiǎowáwa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宝宝 — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰幼兒 /婴幼儿 (yīngyòu'ér) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰孩 /婴孩 (yīnghái) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰 /婴 (yīng) — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Min Chinese: 𤘅仔 (ngā-ciě) — very young human being — see also child
  • Teochew: 細孥囝 /细孥囝 (soi3 nao1 gian2) — very young human being — see also child
  • Wu Chinese: 小毛頭 /小毛头 — very young human being — see also child
  • Wu Chinese: 小小囡 (5shiau-shiau-noe) — very young human being — see also child
  • Chukchi: нененеӈ — very young human being — see also child
  • West Circassian: нану (nanu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Comanche: onaa — very young human being — see also child
  • Cornish: babi — very young human being — see also child
  • Corsican: ciucciu — very young human being — see also child
  • Crimean Tatar: bebey — very young human being — see also child
  • Czech: děťátko — very young human being — see also child
  • Czech: miminko — very young human being — see also child
  • Czech: nemluvně — very young human being — see also child
  • Czech: kojenec — very young human being — see also child
  • Danish: spædbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Danish: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: zuigeling — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: geborene — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: pasgeborene — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: nieuwgeborene — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: boreling — very young human being — see also child
  • Dutch: wiegenkind — very young human being — see also child
  • Elfdalian: lisllislkripp — very young human being — see also child
  • Esperanto: bebo — very young human being — see also child
  • Esperanto: infaneto — very young human being — see also child
  • Estonian: beebi — very young human being — see also child
  • Estonian: rinnalaps — very young human being — see also child
  • Estonian: imik — very young human being — see also child
  • Faroese: pinkubarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Faroese: nýføðingur — very young human being — see also child
  • Faroese: vøggubarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Faroese: havingarbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Finnish: vauva — very young human being — see also child
  • Finnish: pikkulapsi — very young human being — see also child
  • French: bébé — very young human being — see also child
  • West-Frisian: poppe — very young human being — see also child
  • Ga: gbeke abefaw — very young human being — see also child
  • Galician: bebé — very young human being — see also child
  • Galician: meniño — very young human being — see also child
  • Galician: nené — very young human being — see also child
  • Gallurese: stéddu — very young human being — see also child
  • Georgian: ბალღი (balɣi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Georgian: ჩვილი (čvili) — very young human being — see also child
  • German: Baby — very young human being — see also child
  • German: Säugling — very young human being — see also child
  • German: Kleinkind — very young human being — see also child
  • Greek: βρέφος (vréfos) — very young human being — see also child
  • Greek: μωρό (moró) — very young human being — see also child
  • Greek: νήπιο (nípio) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ancient Greek: βρέφος (bréphos) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ancient Greek: μωρός (mōrós) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ancient Greek: νήπιον (nḗpion) — very young human being — see also child
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀥𐀨 (qi-ra) — very young human being — see also child
  • Greenlandic: naalungiarsuk — very young human being — see also child
  • Gujarati: શિશુ (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Haitian Creole: bebe — very young human being — see also child
  • Hausa: jariri — very young human being — see also child
  • Hawaiian: keiki — very young human being — see also child
  • Hawaiian: pēpē — very young human being — see also child
  • Hebrew: תִּינוֹק (tinók) — very young human being — see also child
  • Hebrew: תִּינֹקֶת (tinóket) — very young human being — see also child
  • Hindi: शिशु (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Hindi: बच्चा (baccā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Hungarian: csecsemő — very young human being — see also child
  • Hungarian: bébi — very young human being — see also child
  • Hungarian: baba — very young human being — see also child
  • Icelandic: barn — very young human being — see also child
  • Icelandic: ungbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Ido: infanteto — very young human being — see also child
  • Ido: bebeo — very young human being — see also child
  • Indonesian: bayi — very young human being — see also child
  • Ingrian: titi — very young human being — see also child
  • Interlingua: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Interlingua: bebe — very young human being — see also child
  • Inuktitut: ᓄᑕᕋᖅ (notaraq) — very young human being — see also child
  • Inuktitut: ᒥᕋᔪᖅ (mirayoq) — very young human being — see also child
  • Inuvialuk: nutaraaluk — very young human being — see also child
  • Inuvialuk: miraaluk — very young human being — see also child
  • Inupiaq: paipuraq — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: leanbh — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: leanbán — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: páistín — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: báb — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: babaí — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: bábán — very young human being — see also child
  • Irish: gineog — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: bambino — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: bambina — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: bimbo — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: bimba — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: bebè — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: infante — very young human being — see also child
  • Italian: fanciullo — very young human being — see also child
  • Itelmen: mashat-kaz — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 赤ちゃん (akachan) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 赤ん坊 (akanbō) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 嬰児 (eiji) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 幼児 (yōji) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 赤子 (akago) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: ベビー (bebī) — very young human being — see also child
  • Japanese: 乳飲み子 (chinomigo) — very young human being — see also child
  • Javanese: bayi — very young human being — see also child
  • Jingpho: ma — very young human being — see also child
  • Jingpho: ma chyangai — very young human being — see also child
  • Jingpho: ma kasha — very young human being — see also child
  • Jingpho: manga kasha — very young human being — see also child
  • Kannada: ಶಿಶು (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kazakh: бала (bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kazakh: сәби (säbi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kazakh: бөбек (böbek) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kazakh: бөпе (böpe) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kazakh: нәресте (näreste) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: កូនង៉ែត (koun ngaet) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: កូនង៉ា (koun ngaa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: ង៉ា (ngaa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: ង៉ែត (ngaet) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: ទារក (tiərŭək) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: ទារិកា (tiərikaa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Khmer: កូនខ្ចី (koun khcəy) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kikuyu: mwana — very young human being — see also child
  • Korean: 아기 (agi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Korean: 유아 (yua) — very young human being — see also child
  • Korean: 젖먹이 (jeonmeogi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Kurdish: sava — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Kurdish: pitik — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Kurdish: bebik — very young human being — see also child
  • Kyrgyz: бала (bala) — very young human being — see also child
  • Kyrgyz: наристе (nariste) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ladin: pop — very young human being — see also child
  • Ladin: popa — very young human being — see also child
  • Lao: ເດັກນ້ອຍ (dek nǭi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Lao: ແອນ້ອຍ (ʼǣ nǭi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Latin: infans — very young human being — see also child
  • Latvian: zīdainis — very young human being — see also child
  • Latvian: bēbis — very young human being — see also child
  • Latvian: mazulis — very young human being — see also child
  • Lithuanian: kūdikis — very young human being — see also child
  • Lithuanian: žinduklis — very young human being — see also child
  • Luhya: omwana — very young human being — see also child
  • Lushootseed: biʔbədaʔ — very young human being — see also child
  • Luxembourgish: Bëbee — very young human being — see also child
  • Macedonian: бебе (bebe) — very young human being — see also child
  • Macedonian: детенце (detence) — very young human being — see also child
  • Macedonian: мало (malo) — very young human being — see also child
  • Macedonian: доенче (doenče) — very young human being — see also child
  • Malay: bayi — very young human being — see also child
  • Malay: anak — very young human being — see also child
  • Malay: anak kecil — very young human being — see also child
  • Malayalam: വാവ (vāva) — very young human being — see also child
  • Maltese: tarbija — very young human being — see also child
  • Manx: lhiannoo — very young human being — see also child
  • Manx: oikan — very young human being — see also child
  • Māori: pēpi — very young human being — see also child
  • Māori: tamahou — very young human being — see also child
  • Māori: hinehou — very young human being — see also child
  • Marathi: बाळ (bāḷ) — very young human being — see also child
  • Eastern Mari: аза (aza) — very young human being — see also child
  • Meru: mwana — very young human being — see also child
  • Middle English: babe — very young human being — see also child
  • Mongolian: нялх хүүхэд (njalx xüüxed) — very young human being — see also child
  • Mongolian: нярай хүүхэд (njaraj xüüxed) — very young human being — see also child
  • Mongolian: маамуу (maamuu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Navajo: awééʼ — very young human being — see also child
  • Nepali: बच्चा (baccā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Nepali: शिशु (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Niuean: tama mukemuke — very young human being — see also child
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spedbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Norwegian Bokmål: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spedbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Occitan: nenet — very young human being — see also child
  • Odia: ଶିଶୁ (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Ohlone: 'át̄ús — very young human being — see also child
  • Ojibwe: abinoojiiyens — very young human being — see also child
  • Ojibwe: biibii — very young human being — see also child
  • Old English: ċild — very young human being — see also child
  • Oromo: daa'ima — very young human being — see also child
  • Ossetian: сывӕллон (syvællon) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ossetian: саби (sabi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pannonian Rusyn: беба (beba) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pannonian Rusyn: дзецочко (dzecočko) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pashto: ماشوم (māšúm) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pashto: مورروى (morrᶕway) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pashto: شيرخوره (širxóra) — very young human being — see also child
  • Pashto: کوکی (kokáy) — very young human being — see also child
  • Dari: اُشْتُک (uštuk) — very young human being — see also child
  • Dari: اُشْتُکَک (uštukak) — very young human being — see also child
  • Dari: بچه (bačča) — very young human being — see also child
  • Dari: کودک (kōdak) — very young human being — see also child
  • Iranian Persian: بچه (bačče) — very young human being — see also child
  • Iranian Persian: کودک (kudak) — very young human being — see also child
  • Polish: niemowlę — very young human being — see also child
  • Polish: niemowlak — very young human being — see also child
  • Polish: maluch — very young human being — see also child
  • Polish: dziecko — very young human being — see also child
  • Polish: dzidziuś — very young human being — see also child
  • Portuguese: bebé — very young human being — see also child
  • Portuguese: bebê — very young human being — see also child
  • Portuguese: neném — very young human being — see also child
  • Romanian: bebe — very young human being — see also child
  • Romanian: bebeluș — very young human being — see also child
  • Romanian: copilaș — very young human being — see also child
  • Romansh: pop — very young human being — see also child
  • Romansh: poppa — very young human being — see also child
  • Romansh: uffantin — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: младе́нец (mladénec) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: малы́ш (malýš) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: малы́шка (malýška) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: ребёнок (rebjónok) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: дитя́ (ditjá) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: малю́тка (maljútka) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: кро́шка (króška) — very young human being — see also child
  • Russian: бе́би (bɛ́bi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Saanich: ḴAḴ — very young human being — see also child
  • Northern Sami: njuoratmánná — very young human being — see also child
  • Sanskrit: स्तनप (stanapa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Sanskrit: स्तनन्धय (stanandhaya) — very young human being — see also child
  • Sanskrit: शिशु (śiśu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Sardinian: creadura — very young human being — see also child
  • Campidanese Sardinian: criadura — very young human being — see also child
  • Campidanese Sardinian: pipìu — very young human being — see also child
  • Campidanese Sardinian: nennu — very young human being — see also child
  • Sardinian: criadura — very young human being — see also child
  • Sassarese: criaddura — very young human being — see also child
  • Sassarese: piccinnéddu — very young human being — see also child
  • Scottish Gaelic: leanabh — very young human being — see also child
  • Scottish Gaelic: leanaban — very young human being — see also child
  • Scottish Gaelic: naoidhean — very young human being — see also child
  • Scottish Gaelic: pàisde — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: бе́ба — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: малѝша̄н — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: дете́нце — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: дјете́нце — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: новоро̀ђе̄нче — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀до̄јче — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: до̀је̄нче — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: béba — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: malìšān — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: deténce — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: djeténce — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: novoròđēnče — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: òdōjče — very young human being — see also child
  • Serbo-Croatian: dòjēnče — very young human being — see also child
  • Sicilian: nutricu — very young human being — see also child
  • Sidamo: qaaqqo — very young human being — see also child
  • Sinhalese: බබා (babā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Sinhalese: ළදරුවා (ḷadaruwā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovak: dojča — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovak: bábätko — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovak: bábo — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovak: nemluvňa — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovene: dojenček — very young human being — see also child
  • Slovene: dete — very young human being — see also child
  • Somali: nuuno — very young human being — see also child
  • Lower Sorbian: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Lower Sorbian: góletko — very young human being — see also child
  • Upper Sorbian: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Upper Sorbian: ćěšenk — very young human being — see also child
  • Sotho: lesea — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: bebé — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: nene — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: bebe — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: guagua — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: bebo — very young human being — see also child
  • Spanish: chichí — very young human being — see also child
  • Sundanese: ᮇᮛᮧᮊ᮪ (orok) — very young human being — see also child
  • Swahili: mtoto mchanga — very young human being — see also child
  • Swahili: mwana — very young human being — see also child
  • Swedish: spädbarn — very young human being — see also child
  • Swedish: bäbis — very young human being — see also child
  • Swedish: bebis — very young human being — see also child
  • Swedish: baby — very young human being — see also child
  • Tagalog: sanggol — very young human being — see also child
  • Tajik: кудак (kudak) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tamil: குழந்தை (kuḻantai) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tamil: சிசு (cicu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tamil: பிள்ளை (piḷḷai) — very young human being — see also child
  • Taos: ȕpʼiléna — very young human being — see also child
  • Tarifit: aseymi — very young human being — see also child
  • Tarifit: aḥḍiḍ — very young human being — see also child
  • Tatar: бәбәй (bäbäy) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tatar: бәби (bäbi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Telugu: పసిపాప (pasipāpa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Telugu: శిశువు (śiśuvu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Thai: เด็กอ่อน (dèk-ɔ̀ɔn) — very young human being — see also child
  • Thai: เด็กน้อย (dèk-nɔ́ɔi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Thai: ทารก (taa-rók) — very young human being — see also child
  • Thai: ทาริกา (taa-rí-gaa) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tibetan: པུ་གུ (pu gu) — very young human being — see also child
  • Tokelauan: pepe — very young human being — see also child
  • Tongan: pēpē — very young human being — see also child
  • Turkish: bebek — very young human being — see also child
  • Ottoman Turkish: ببك (bebek) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ottoman Turkish: وشاق (vuşak) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ottoman Turkish: صبی (sabi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ottoman Turkish: نوزاد (nevzad) — very young human being — see also child
  • Turkmen: bala — very young human being — see also child
  • Turkmen: bäbek — very young human being — see also child
  • Twi Akan: abɔfra — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: дити́на (dytýna) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: ля́лька (ljálʹka) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: немовля́ (nemovljá) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: немовля́тко (nemovljátko) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: малю́к (maljúk) — very young human being — see also child
  • Ukrainian: дитя́тко (dytjátko) — very young human being — see also child
  • Urdu: بچہ (baccā) — very young human being — see also child
  • Uyghur: بوۋاق (bowaq) — very young human being — see also child
  • Uyghur: گۆدەك (gödek) — very young human being — see also child
  • Uyghur: كىچىك (kichik) — very young human being — see also child
  • Uzbek: chaqaloq — very young human being — see also child
  • Uzbek: goʻdak — very young human being — see also child
  • Vietnamese: bé — very young human being — see also child
  • Vietnamese: em bé — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: cilil — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: hicilil — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: jicilil — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: sügäb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: hisügäb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: jisügäb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: putül — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: hiputül — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: jiputül — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: käläb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: hikäläb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: jikäläb — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: tuülacil — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: tuülahicil — very young human being — see also child
  • Volapük: tuülajicil — very young human being — see also child
  • Welsh: baban — very young human being — see also child
  • Wiradjuri: gudha — very young human being — see also child
  • Woiwurrung: bubup — very young human being — see also child
  • Wolaytta: yiiraa — very young human being — see also child
  • Yakut: ньирэй оҕо (ňirey oğo) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yámana: kayola — very young human being — see also child
  • Yiddish: עופֿעלע (eyfele) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yiddish: זייגקינד (zeygkind) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yiddish: זויגלינג (zoygling) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yiddish: בייבי (beybi) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yiddish: בובעלע (bubele) — very young human being — see also child
  • Yup'ik: piipiraq — very young human being — see also child
  • Zulu: usana class 11/10 — very young human being — see also child
  • Zulu: ingane — very young human being — see also child
  • Afrikaans: jong — young animal
  • Afrikaans: kleintjie — young animal
  • Aleut: chiidax̂ — young animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 崽 (zǎi) — young animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛毛 (máomao) — young animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小崽子 (xiǎozǎizi) — young animal
  • Crimean Tatar: bebey — young animal
  • Danish: unge — young animal
  • Dutch: jong — young animal
  • Dutch: kleintje — young animal
  • Finnish: poikanen — young animal
  • Finnish: poika — young animal
  • Finnish: pentu — young animal
  • French: petit — young animal
  • French: bébé — young animal
  • German: Baby — young animal
  • German: Junges — young animal
  • Greenlandic: piaraq — young animal
  • Hebrew: גּוּר (gur) — young animal
  • Hindi: शावक (śāvak) — young animal
  • Inuktitut: ᐱᐊᔮᖅ (piayaaq) — young animal
  • Italian: piccolo — young animal
  • Italian: cucciolo — young animal
  • Japanese: 赤ちゃん (akachan) — young animal
  • Korean: 새끼 (saekki) — young animal
  • Central Kurdish: بەچکە (beçke) — young animal
  • Northern Kurdish: pitik — young animal
  • Northern Kurdish: têjik — young animal
  • Northern Kurdish: çûçelk — young animal
  • Latvian: mazulis — young animal
  • Macedonian: младо (mlado) — young animal
  • Malay: anak — young animal
  • Persian: کُره (korre) — young animal
  • Persian: توله (tôle) — young animal
  • Portuguese: filhote — young animal
  • Romanian: pui — young animal
  • Russian: детёныш (detjónyš) — young animal
  • Slovak: mláďa — young animal
  • Swahili: mtoto — young animal
  • Swedish: unge — young animal
  • Tamil: குட்டி (kuṭṭi) — young animal
  • Tamil: குஞ்சு (kuñcu) — young animal
  • Tatar: бәбәй (bäbäy) — young animal
  • Tatar: бәби (bäbi) — young animal
  • Telugu: దూడ (dūḍa) — young animal
  • Telugu: బుజ్జాయి (bujjāyi) — young animal
  • Turkish: yavru — young animal
  • Woiwurrung: bubup — young animal
  • Yup'ik: piayagaq — young animal
  • Afrikaans: baba — immature or infantile person
  • Asturian: neñu — immature or infantile person
  • Crimean Tatar: bebey — immature or infantile person
  • Danish: pattebarn — immature or infantile person
  • Dutch: baby — immature or infantile person
  • Dutch: kleuter — immature or infantile person
  • Finnish: lapsi — immature or infantile person
  • Finnish: vauva — immature or infantile person
  • French: bébé — immature or infantile person
  • Greek: μωρός (morós) — immature or infantile person
  • Hebrew: תִּינוֹק (tinók) — immature or infantile person
  • Hebrew: תִּינֹקֶת (tinóket) — immature or infantile person
  • Italian: bambino — immature or infantile person
  • Jingpho: ma — immature or infantile person
  • Northern Kurdish: sava — immature or infantile person
  • Northern Kurdish: zarok — immature or infantile person
  • Latvian: zīdainis — immature or infantile person
  • Latvian: zīdaine — immature or infantile person
  • Macedonian: бебе (bebe) — immature or infantile person
  • Macedonian: дете (dete) — immature or infantile person
  • Persian: بچه (bačče) — immature or infantile person
  • Polish: dzieciuch — immature or infantile person
  • Polish: maluch — immature or infantile person
  • Portuguese: criancinha — immature or infantile person
  • Romanian: copil — immature or infantile person
  • Romanian: imatur — immature or infantile person
  • Swahili: mtoto — immature or infantile person
  • Swedish: barnunge — immature or infantile person
  • Swedish: barnrumpa — immature or infantile person
  • Arabic: حَبِيبِي (ḥabībī) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶貝 /宝贝 (bǎobèi) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小寶寶 /小宝宝 (xiǎobǎobao) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寵兒 /宠儿 (chǒng'ér) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心肝 (xīngān) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Finnish: kulta — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Finnish: kultsi — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Finnish: hani — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Finnish: beibi — term of endearment — see also darling
  • French: chou — term of endearment — see also darling
  • French: bébé — term of endearment — see also darling
  • German: Schatz — term of endearment — see also darling
  • German: Babe — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Greek: μωρό (moró) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Hebrew: מותק (motek) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Hindi: बेबी (bebī) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Hindi: जान (jān) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Ingrian: kultoin — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Italian: bella — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Japanese: ベイビー (beibī) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Korean: 베이비 (beibi) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Northern Kurdish: berx — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Northern Kurdish: berdilî — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Northern Kurdish: sava — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Mongolian: маамуу (maamuu) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Iranian Persian: عَزیزَم (azizam) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Polish: kochanie — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Polish: skarb — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Romanian: iubire — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Romanian: iubito — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Romanian: iubitule — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: кро́шка (króška) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: малы́ш (malýš) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: малы́шка (malýška) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: де́тка (détka) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: пу́псик (púpsik) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Russian: бе́би (bɛ́bi) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: leannan — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràdh — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: gaol — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùn — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùnag — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Scottish Gaelic: a mhìlseachd — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Telugu: పిల్ల (pilla) — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Turkish: bebeğim — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Welsh: babi — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Welsh: cariad — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Zulu: isingane — term of endearment — see also darling
  • Arabic: حَبِيبِي (ḥabībī) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Arabic: عَزِيزِي (ʕazīzī) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Armenian: պուպսիկ (pupsik) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親愛的 /亲爱的 (qīn'ài de) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Dutch: stuk — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Dutch: schatje — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Dutch: liefje — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Finnish: kulta — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Finnish: beibi — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • French: mon beau — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • French: ma belle — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • German: mein Süßer — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • German: meine Süße — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Greek: μωρό (moró) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Greek: μπέμπα (bémpa) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Italian: bello — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Italian: bella — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Japanese: ダーリン (dārin) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Northern Kurdish: delal — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Malay: sayang — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Polish: bejbe — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Polish: mała — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Portuguese: docinho — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Portuguese: belo — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Portuguese: bela — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Romanian: drăguță — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Romanian: frumoaso — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Russian: ми́лый (mílyj) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Russian: ми́лая (mílaja) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Spanish: nene — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Spanish: nena — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Swahili: mtoto — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Swedish: älskling — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Tagalog: bebot — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Telugu: పిల్లాడు (pillāḍu) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Telugu: పిల్ల (pilla) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Turkish: bebek — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Welsh: babi — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Yiddish: קעצעלע (ketsele) — form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive
  • Dutch: kindje — pet project
  • Finnish: lapsi — pet project
  • Finnish: silmäterä — pet project
  • French: bébé — pet project
  • French: benjamin — pet project
  • Latvian: rūpju bērns — pet project
  • Slovak: dieťa — pet project
  • Swedish: barn — pet project
  • Swedish: ögonsten — pet project
  • Telugu: మానస పుత్రిక (mānasa putrika) — pet project
  • Afrikaans: baba — lastborn of a family
  • Bashkir: кинйә (kinyə) — lastborn of a family
  • Bashkir: төпсөк (töpsök) — lastborn of a family
  • Catalan: benjamí — lastborn of a family
  • Danish: benjamin — lastborn of a family
  • Danish: yngstemand — lastborn of a family
  • Dutch: benjamin — lastborn of a family
  • Estonian: pesamuna — lastborn of a family
  • Finnish: kuopus — lastborn of a family
  • French: benjamin — lastborn of a family
  • French: benjamine — lastborn of a family
  • German: Nesthäkchen — lastborn of a family
  • Hebrew: תִּינוֹק (tinók) — lastborn of a family
  • Hebrew: תִּינֹקֶת (tinóket) — lastborn of a family
  • Northern Kurdish: axirpişt — lastborn of a family
  • Latvian: pastarītis — lastborn of a family
  • Latvian: pastaris — lastborn of a family
  • Māori: pōtiki — lastborn of a family
  • Navajo: lókʼeeshchąąʼí — lastborn of a family
  • Persian: ته تغاری (tah taġâri) — lastborn of a family
  • Portuguese: benjamim — lastborn of a family
  • Romanian: mezin — lastborn of a family
  • Romanian: mezină — lastborn of a family
  • Spanish: benjamín — lastborn of a family
  • Spanish: benjamina — lastborn of a family
  • Swahili: mtoto — lastborn of a family
  • Swedish: minsting — lastborn of a family
  • Tamil: கடைக்குட்டி (kaṭaikkuṭṭi) — lastborn of a family
  • Esperanto: dorloti — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • French: choyer — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • French: dorloter — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • French: pouponner — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Greek: θωπεύω (thopévo) — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Greek: κανακεύω (kanakévo) — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Hindi: दुलारना (dulārnā) — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Swedish: dalta — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Swedish: pjoska — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Swedish: klema — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant
  • Tamil: கொஞ்சு (koñcu) — to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant