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# baby

noun (baby, babies); adjective (baby — very young or small: baby carrots)

«baby» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#m1)
2. A very young animal: "a baby bird". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#m2)
3. The youngest person in a family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#m3)
4. As an adjective, very small or young: "baby teeth". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, living things grow from babies to adults (life cycles); mammals feed babies with milk. In safety: babies need care, gentle handling and adult help; never shake a baby. Phrases: baby teeth, baby brother/sister, babysitter, have a baby.

### Examples

- My aunt just had a baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x1)
- The baby is sleeping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x2)
- A baby kangaroo is called a joey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x3)
- Hold the baby gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x4)
- She is the baby of the family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x5)
- Baby teeth fall out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x6)
- The bird fed its babies worms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x7)
- Our babysitter reads us stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x8)
- "It's only the baby," said John. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/#x9)

### Note

Plural "babies" (y → ies). Many baby animals have special names: puppy, kitten, calf, foal, chick, cub, joey. A baby's head must be supported when you hold it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «baby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«baby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baby.html) on Mova free.