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babying
We have found lemma(root) word of babying : baby.
Definitions
[ˈbeɪbi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a very young child
(e.g: his wife's just had a baby)
- a lover or spouse (often as a form of address)
(e.g: my baby left me for another guy)
Phrases:
- throw the baby out with the bathwater
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech
[ˈbeɪbi], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- comparatively small or immature of its kind
(e.g: a baby version of the Oxford Movement)
Phrases:
- throw the baby out with the bathwater
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech
[ˈbeɪbi], (Verb)
Definitions:
- treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards
(e.g: her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes)
Phrases:
- throw the baby out with the bathwater
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech
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