baby
Picked when small and immaturePicked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
» The nurse looked after the babies.
Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами.
Meaning
3 senses(usually)Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced.
Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.
Examples
2572 sentencesThe nurse looked after the babies.
Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами.
The baby takes after his mother.
Дитина схожа на матір.
ruМалыш похож на мать.
deDas Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter.
The baby is able to walk.
Дитина вже ходить.
ruРебенок может ходить.
deDas Baby kann laufen.
I'm going to have a baby.
У мене буде дитина.
ruУ меня будет ребёнок.
The baby was quiet all night.
Дитина була спокійна всю ніч.
ruРебёнок спокойно проспал всю ночь.
deDas Baby war die ganze Nacht still.
Origin
From Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivaFrom Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to babe + -y/-ie (“endearing and diminutive suffix”). Perhaps ultimately imitative of baby talk (compare babble).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
babier/babyer/baby-er, babiest/babyest/baby-estLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- have a baby
- wake the baby
- the baby was
- like a baby
- was a baby
- the baby cried
- baby crying
- the baby up
- put the baby
- baby is crying
- healthy baby boy
- a healthy baby