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# crybaby

noun (a crybaby, crybabies; also cry-baby)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal, unkind) A crybaby is someone, especially a child, who cries or complains easily over small things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#m1)
2. (informal) An adult who moans when things do not go their way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#m2)

### In the lessons

A playground taunt; in stories it tells the reader someone is being teased for crying. In PSHE lessons, it is a word that can hurt: everyone cries sometimes. Phrases: «don't be a crybaby», «called him a crybaby».

### Examples

- The older boys called him a crybaby, which was mean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x1)
- «Stop being a crybaby,» said his sister, but he really was hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x2)
- The footballer acted like a crybaby when the referee gave a foul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x3)
- It's okay to cry; it doesn't make you a crybaby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x4)
- The toddler is not a crybaby; she's just tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x5)
- Calling someone a crybaby is a kind of teasing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crybaby/#x6)

### Note

Plural «crybabies». Informal and unkind; better not to call people this. Spelt crybaby (US) or cry-baby (UK).

## On Mova

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