baby : Idioms & Phrases

• the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another.

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• noun European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
  bird's foot clover; Lotus corniculatus; bacon and eggs; bird's foot trefoil.
  

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• noun tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
  babies'-breath; Gypsophila paniculata.
  

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• noun a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
  baby bed.
  

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• noun young bird not yet fledged
  nestling.
  

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• noun delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
  Nemophila menziesii.
  

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• noun the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
  baby boom.
  

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• noun a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
  boomer.
  
  • they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers

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• noun a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
  pusher; baby buggy; pushchair; perambulator; carriage; pram; stroller; go-cart.
  

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• noun a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
  buster.
  

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• noun a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
  pusher; baby buggy; pushchair; perambulator; carriage; pram; stroller; go-cart.
  

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• noun son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
  Jean-Claude Duvalier; Duvalier.
  

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• noun a specialist in the care of babies
  pediatrist; pediatrician; paediatrician.
  

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Ba"by farm`

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1. A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.

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• noun someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee
  

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Ba"by farm`er

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1. One who keeps a baby farm.

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Ba"by farm`ing

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1. The business of keeping a baby farm.

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• noun a small grand piano
  parlour grand; baby grand; parlor grand piano; parlor grand; parlour grand piano.
  

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• noun a small grand piano
  parlour grand; baby grand; parlor grand piano; parlor grand; parlour grand piano.
  

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Ba"by jump`er

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1. A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.

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• noun a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working
  minder; babyminder.
  

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• noun an ointment for babies
  

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• noun powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing
  

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• noun vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
  Japanese rose; Rosa multiflora; multiflora rose; multiflora.
  

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• noun a shoe designed to be worn by infants
  

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• noun the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
  babysitting.
  

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• noun an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
  babytalk; motherese.
  
• noun the developing speech of a young child
  babytalk.
  

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• noun prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
  Soleirolia soleirolii; baby tears; Helxine soleirolia.
  

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• noun one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
  primary tooth; deciduous tooth; milk tooth.
  

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• noun a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
  baby bed.
  

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• noun tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
  babies'-breath; Gypsophila paniculata.
  

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• noun device used for an infant to suck or bite on
  comforter; teething ring; pacifier.
  

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• noun a child's room for a baby
  nursery.
  

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• noun prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
  Soleirolia soleirolii; baby tears; Helxine soleirolia.
  

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• noun the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
  baby boom.
  

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• adjective satellite having a youthful-looking face
  

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• adverb like a baby
  baby-like.
  
  • he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms

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• verb take watchful responsibility for
  
  • I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town
• verb work or act as a baby-sitter; I have too much homework to do"
  sit.
  
  • I cannot baby-sit tonight

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• noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
  sitter; babysitter.
  

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• noun an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
  walker; go-cart.
  

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• adverb like a baby
  baby-like.
  
  • he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms

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• noun an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
  

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• noun agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
  bushbaby; galago.
  

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• noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
  Erythrina crista-galli; common coral tree; ceibo; crybaby tree.
  

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• noun Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
  Galium mollugo; white madder; wild madder; white bedstraw; infant's-breath.
  

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• noun an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
  low-birth-weight infant.
  
  • a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor

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• noun a baby from birth to four weeks
  newborn; newborn infant; neonate.
  

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• noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
  premature baby; premie; preterm infant; premature infant; preemie.
  

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• noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
  premature baby; premie; preterm infant; premature infant; preemie.
  

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• noun a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
  

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• noun conceived or born during war
  

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