baby step
baby step · baby steps
kleiner Schritt, Minischritt
A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger taskA small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
» Tom is taking baby steps.
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1 senses(idiomatic, in the plural)A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
Learning a new language is difficult, so we'll learn by taking baby steps.
kleiner Schritt, Minischritt
Examples
2 sentencesTom is taking baby steps.
It's better to take baby steps than no steps.
deLieber kleine als keine Schritte gehen. — Esperantostern
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
small effort:
Origin
From the small, awkward movements of a young child learning to walk.From the small, awkward movements of a young child learning to walk.
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Forms
plural: baby steps| Singular | baby step |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbaby talk