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babies

/bey-bee/US // ˈbeɪ bi //UK // (ˈbeɪbɪ) //

婴儿,婴儿用品,婴儿期,婴儿的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ba·bies.
- : an infant or very young child.
- : a newborn or very young animal.
- : the youngest member of a family, group, etc.: I was the baby of the family for ten years, until my twin brothers were born.
- : an adult who behaves like a child; an immature, helpless, or fearful person: Just swallow the medicine—don't be such a baby!
- : a human fetus: The baby hasn’t arrived yet, but the nursery is ready.
- : Informal. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.a girl or woman, especially an attractive one.a person of whom one is deeply fond; sweetheart.an affectionate or familiar address.a man or boy; fellow: He's a tough baby to have to deal with.an invention, creation, project, or the like that requires one's special attention or expertise or of which one is especially proud: His charitable foundation is his baby and it truly shows.an object; thing: Those big babies can carry a lot of cargo.

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : of or suitable for a baby: baby clothes.
- : of or like a baby; infantile: baby skin.
- : treating babies: a baby doctor.
- : small; comparatively little: baby eggplants.

v.有主动词 verb

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ba·bied, ba·by·ing.
- : to treat like a young child; pamper: She still babies her son although he's nearly 24.
- : to handle or use with special care; treat gently.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouninfant

Synonyms

babe宝贝,宝贝儿 chick雏鸡,小鸡,雏鸟,鸡 child孩子,孩子们,孩子的,孩子的问题 kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们 toddler幼儿,蹒跚学步的孩子,蹒跚学步,婴幼儿 youngster小伙子,年轻人,小伙子们,少年 bairn老鼠,老婆婆,老人,老婆 bambino小宝宝,婴孩,小孩,小孩儿 bundle捆绑式,捆绑,捆绑式的,捆扎 buttercup毛茛,毛毛虫,毛茛属植物 button按钮 cherub小天使,珍宝,珍珠,珍爱生命 crawler爬行器,爬虫,爬行者,爬虫程序 deduction扣减,扣税,扣款,扣减法 dividend红利,分红,股息,股利 dumpling饺子,粽子,餃子,饺饵 newborn新生儿,新生,新生婴儿,新生的 nipper钳子,钳工,镊子,钳形物 nursling育苗,护理人员,护理,孕产妇 papoose纸尿裤,纸团,纸巾,纸牌游戏 preemie早产儿,早产婴儿 suckling哺乳期,吮吸,哺乳,吸吮 tad蝌蚪,颓废,蝌蚪的故事,蝌蝌 tot总数,总的来说,总量,总共 write-off注销,核销,销账,销帐 angelface天使面孔,天使脸,天使脸蛋,天使的脸 little angel小天使,苍蝇小天使,苍蝇 little darling小宝贝,小可爱,小心肝,小宝贝儿 little doll小娃娃,小玩偶,小洋娃娃,小公仔 little one小家伙,小的,小不点,小伙伴

Antonyms

adult成人,成人的,成人用品,成人的方式 adolescent青春期,少年,青少年,少年时期

verbtreat like a child

Synonyms

cherish珍惜,珍视,爱惜,珍爱 coddle呵护,溺爱,娇惯,呵护着 cosset苔藓,苔丝,苔痕,苔苔 cuddle拥抱,搂抱,搂搂抱抱,依偎在一起 dandle丹丹,悬空,悬垂,悬崖勒马 foster培养,促进,养育,培育 humor幽默,幽默感,幽默风趣,幽默的 indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己 nurse护士,护理人员,护士长,护理员 overindulge放纵,放纵自己,纵容,沉迷于此 pamper呵护,宠爱,娇惯,呵护着 pet宠物,爱抚,宠儿,爱宠 please请,请你,请注意,请您 satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了 serve服务,服务于,服役,服用 spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了 cater to迎合,满足,迎合了,照应 dote on宠爱,溺爱,疼爱,眷恋

Antonyms

anger愤怒,怒气,怒,愤慨 disappoint失望,让人失望的是,让人失望,使人失望的是 hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的 ignore忽略不计,置之不理,忽略,无视 neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略 refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受 upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的

Examples

In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.
The men use the dolls to practice the basics of caring for babies.
The bye bye is being sung, incidentally, by mothers to their babies condemned to death by King Herod.
Other female penguins would have their babies “misused before the very eyes of its parents.”
“When immigrants hear ‘anchor babies,’ they hear ‘they hate us,’” says Sharry.
The same outpourings of affection are seen in the dealings of children with their toy babies and animals.
And you know that all babies, especially little babies, sleep a great deal.
Yung Pak's earliest days were spent very much as are those of most babies, whether they live in Korea or America.
Some of those babies we know are cared for on cushions of down and wrapped in soft flannels and delicate muslins.
Josie says, "I think they were real cross not to let a little girl just look at their babies."

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