noun
Meaning 1
A baby who cries excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crybaby
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹaɪˌbeɪbi/
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CMU ARPABET: K R AY1 B EY1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who takes offense or excessively complains or cries when things are not going well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To act like a crybaby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Narrower terms: kvetch
noun
Meaning 6
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wimp, chicken
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weakling, doormat, wuss
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English cry 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 English crybaby From cry + baby.
Across languages
Translations
137 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: լացկան (lacʻkan) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: пла́кса (pláksa) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: плаксу́н (plaksún) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: плаксу́ха (plaksúxa) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: раву́н (ravún) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: ру́мза (rúmza) — baby who cries excessively
- Bulgarian: ре́вльо (révljo) — baby who cries excessively
- Chinese Cantonese: 喊包 (haam3 baau1) — baby who cries excessively
- Chinese Mandarin: 愛哭鬼 /爱哭鬼 (àikūguǐ) — baby who cries excessively
- Chinese Mandarin: 哭訴寶 /哭诉宝 (kūsùbǎo) — baby who cries excessively
- Xiang Chinese: 哭臉巴 /哭脸巴 (ku6 lienn3 ba1) — baby who cries excessively
- Crimean Tatar: ağlavuq — baby who cries excessively
- Czech: uplakánek — baby who cries excessively
- Dutch: huilbaby — baby who cries excessively
- Finnish: itkupilli — baby who cries excessively
- French: pleurnicheur — baby who cries excessively
- French: pleurnicheuse — baby who cries excessively
- French: pleurnichard — baby who cries excessively
- Galician: chorón — baby who cries excessively
- Galician: nifrón — baby who cries excessively
- Galician: choromicas — baby who cries excessively
- Georgian: მტირალა (mṭirala) — baby who cries excessively
- German: Schreibaby — baby who cries excessively
- German: Schreikind — baby who cries excessively
- Japanese: 泣き虫 (nakimushi) — baby who cries excessively
- Korean: 울보 (ulbo) — baby who cries excessively
- Limburgish: bäökól — baby who cries excessively
- Macedonian: плачко (plačko) — baby who cries excessively
- Macedonian: плачка (plačka) — baby who cries excessively
- Māori: tangiweto — baby who cries excessively
- Māori: tangimeme — baby who cries excessively
- Polish: beksa — baby who cries excessively
- Portuguese: chorão — baby who cries excessively
- Russian: пла́кса (pláksa) — baby who cries excessively
- Russian: рёва (rjóva) — baby who cries excessively
- Serbo-Croatian: пла́чко — baby who cries excessively
- Serbo-Croatian: pláčko — baby who cries excessively
- Shor: ылғақай (ılğaqay) — baby who cries excessively
- Slovak: uplakanec — baby who cries excessively
- Slovak: urevanec — baby who cries excessively
- Slovak: ufňukanec — baby who cries excessively
- Spanish: llorón — baby who cries excessively
- Spanish: llorona — baby who cries excessively
- Thai: ขี้แย (kîi-yɛɛ) — baby who cries excessively
- Turkish: sulu göz — baby who cries excessively
- Turkish: sulu gözlü — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: пла́кса (pláksa) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: плаксі́й (plaksíj) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: плаксі́йка (plaksíjka) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: плаксу́н (plaksún) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: плаксу́ха (plaksúxa) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: плаксу́ня (plaksúnja) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: рю́ма (rjúma) — baby who cries excessively
- Ukrainian: рю́мса (rjúmsa) — baby who cries excessively
- Belarusian: пла́кса (pláksa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Belarusian: плаксу́н (plaksún) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Belarusian: плаксу́ха (plaksúxa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Belarusian: раву́н (ravún) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Belarusian: ру́мза (rúmza) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Belarusian: ма́мчын сыно́к (mámčyn synók) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Bulgarian: ре́вльо (révljo) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Bulgarian: ма́мино дете́нце (mámino deténce) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Catalan: ploramiques — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Chinese Cantonese: 喊包 (haam3 baau1) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Chinese Mandarin: 愛哭鬼 /爱哭鬼 (àikūguǐ) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Chinese Mandarin: 愛哭的人 /爱哭的人 (ài kū de rén) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Crimean Tatar: ağlavuq — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Crimean Tatar: cılavuq — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Dutch: aansteller — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Dutch: huilebalk — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Finnish: itkupilli — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- French: pleurnichard — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Galician: chorón — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Galician: nifrón — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Galician: choromicas — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Galician: mexericas — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- German: Heulsuse — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- German: Heulliese — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Hebrew: בכיין — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Hebrew: בַּכְיָן (bakh'yán) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Hebrew: בכיינית (bakh'yanít) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Indonesian: cengeng — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Italian: piagnone — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Japanese: 泣き虫 (nakimushi) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Japanese: ママっ子 (mamakko) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Korean: 울보 (ulbo) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Korean: 마마보이 (mamaboi) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Limburgish: euverdoonder — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Lithuanian: verksnys — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Macedonian: плачко (plačko) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Macedonian: плачка (plačka) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Māori: tangiweto — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Māori: tangimeme — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Māori: tangiwheto — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Norman: houinneux — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Norwegian Bokmål: skrikerunge — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Polish: maminsynek — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Portuguese: chorão — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: пла́кса (pláksa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: ма́менькин сыно́к (mámenʹkin synók) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: ма́менькина до́чка (mámenʹkina dóčka) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: не́женка (néženka) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: ню́ня (njúnja) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Russian: ны́тик (nýtik) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Serbo-Croatian: пла́чко — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Serbo-Croatian: кмеза — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Serbo-Croatian: pláčko — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Serbo-Croatian: kmeza — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Shor: ылғақай (ılğaqay) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Spanish: llorón — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Spanish: llorica — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Swedish: lipsill — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Swedish: gnällpipa — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Swedish: grinpelle — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Swedish: grinolle — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Swedish: gnällspik — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Tagalog: balat-sibuyas — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Tagalog: iyakin — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Tamil: அழுமூஞ்சி (aḻumūñci) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Tamil: அழுகுணி (aḻukuṇi) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Thai: ขี้แย (kîi-yɛɛ) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Turkish: sulu göz — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Turkish: sulu gözlü — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ottoman Turkish: یایغرهجی (yaygaracı) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: пла́кса (pláksa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: плаксі́й (plaksíj) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: плаксі́йка (plaksíjka) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: плаксу́н (plaksún) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: плаксу́ха (plaksúxa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: плаксу́ня (plaksúnja) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: рю́ма (rjúma) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: рю́мса (rjúmsa) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Ukrainian: мату́син сино́к (matúsyn synók) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Yiddish: וויינער (véyner) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Yiddish: וויינערל (véynerl) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Yiddish: פּישטשער (píshtsher) — person whose feelings are easily hurt
- Yiddish: קלאָגמוטער (klógmuter) — person whose feelings are easily hurt