baby

The word “baby” has 2 syllables: ba-by

It's pronounced as /ˈbeɪbi/

What is synonym and antonym for baby?

In the thesaurus, “baby” has 231 synonyms and 140 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baby along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for baby

Lilliputian
accomplishment
achievement
acquirement
angelface
appease
arrival
atomic
attainment
babe
bairn
bambino
bantling
bawler
being
bellyacher
bird
bitsy
bitty
bleater
blockbuster
bod
body
boy
brother
bundle
buttercup
button
cater to
celebrity
character
cherish
cherub
chick
child
cocker
coddle
complainer
completion
conquest
consummation
content
cookie
cooky
cosset
coup
crab
crawler
creature
crybaby
cuddle
culmination
customer
dandle
deed
delight
devil
diminutive
dinky
dote on
duck
dumpling
dwarf
dwarfish
egg
elfin
execution
face
feat
fellow
fellowman
fish
foster
foundling
fruition
fulfillment
fulfilment
fussbudget
fusser
fusspot
gain
girl
gladden
gratify
griper
grumbler
grump
guy
half-pint
head
hit
hominid
homo
hoyden
human
human being
humanoid
humor
imp
implementation
individual
indulge
infant
infinitesimal
insignificant
itsy-bitsy
itty-bitty
jackpot
juvenile
kid
kiddie
kiddo
kiddy
kvetch
kvetcher
life
little
little angel
little bitty
little darling
little doll
little one
malcontent
man
megahit
micro
microminiature
microscopic
microscopical
mini
miniature
minikin
minor
minuscule
minute
miracle
moaner
model
mollify
mollycoddle
moppet
mortal
mother
neighbor
neonate
newborn
nipper
nurse
nursling
oblige
overindulge
pacify
pamper
papoose
party
performance
person
personage
personality
pet
petite
pint-size
pint-sized
placate
please
pocket
pocket-size
pocket-sized
preemie
premie
puny
pygmy
realization
satisfy
scaled-down
scout
screamer
scrubby
self
serve
skill
slob
small
small-scale
smallish
smash
sniveler
somebody
son of man
soothe
sort
soul
specimen
spoil
squawker
squirt
stiff
success
suckling
tad
teensy
teensy-weensy
teeny
teeny-weeny
thing
tike
tiny
toddler
tomboy
tot
toy
triumph
tyke
undersize
undersized
urchin
victory
wailer
wee
weensy
weeny
weeper
wet-nurse
whiner
whippersnapper
wight
win
winner
youngling
youngster
youth

Antonyms for baby

abuse
adolescent
adult
anger
animal
astronomic
astronomical
beast
beastie
big
botch
boundless
brute
bulky
bummer
bumper
bust
catastrophe
cavernous
cock-up
colossal
considerable
control
cosmic
cosmical
critter
debacle
disappoint
disappointment
disaster
discipline
dud
elder
elephantine
enormous
extensive
failure
fiasco
fizzle
flop
formidable
giant
gigantic
good
goodly
grand
grandiose
graybeard
great
gross
grown-up
handsome
happy camper
harass
harm
hefty
herculean
heroic
heroical
huge
hulking
hurt
ignore
ill-treat
ill-use
immeasurable
immense
imposing
infinite
injure
jumbo
king-size
king-sized
large
largish
letdown
lofty
loss
majestic
major
maltreat
mammoth
manhandle
massive
mess
mishandle
mistreat
misuse
molest
monolithic
monster
monstrous
monumental
mountainous
muddle
neglect
nonachievement
old-timer
oldster
oppress
outrage
outsize
outsized
overgrown
overlook
overscale
overscaled
oversize
oversized
persecute
planetary
prodigious
refuse
restrain
senior
senior citizen
setback
shambles
sizable
sizeable
slight
staggering
stupendous
substantial
super
tall
titanic
torment
torture
towering
tremendous
upset
vast
vasty
victimize
violate
voluminous
washout
whacking
whopping

Meanings of baby

noun
1. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
2. Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chickens for the babies of birds. See for more.
3. Unborn young; a fetus.
4. A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
5. A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
6. The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
7. A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.
8. A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
9. A pet project or responsibility.
10. An affectionate term for anything.
11. A small image of an infant; a doll.
verb
1. To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
2. To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
adjective
1. Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
2. Of an animal: young.
3. Intended for babies.
4. (of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).

Example Sentences

The new parents marveled at the tiny fingers and toes of their precious baby.
At the daycare, the cheerful caregiver sang a lullaby to soothe the fussy baby to sleep.
The sweet scent of baby powder filled the nursery as the mother gently cradled her sleeping baby.
Excited family members gathered to celebrate the arrival of the newest baby with joyous smiles.
In the park, a proud father pushed his giggling baby in a stroller, enjoying the sunny day together.

On this page you'll find 371 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baby, such as: Lilliputian, abuse, accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, adolescent, adult.

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