1. (

• baby ,
• babe ,
• infant

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

2. (

• baby ,

) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" ;

3. (

• child ,
• baby ,

) an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" ;

4. (

• baby ,

) an unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside" ;

5. (

• baby

) a very young mammal; "baby rabbits" ;

6. (

• baby

) a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" ;

1. (

• pamper ,
• featherbed ,
• cosset ,
• cocker ,
• baby ,
• coddle ,
• mollycoddle ,
• spoil ,
• indulge

) treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" ;