babies
婴儿,婴儿用品,婴儿期,婴儿的
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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.
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- : of or suitable for a baby: baby clothes.
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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."