Definition of baby

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • baby is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • baby is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • baby is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of baby


  • a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk (noun)

    Examples

    1. the baby began to cry again
    2. she held the baby in her arms
    3. it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different

    Synonyms

    1. babe
    2. infant
  • an immature childish person (noun)

    Examples

    1. stop being a baby!

    Synonyms

    1. child
  • treat with excessive indulgence (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cocker
    2. coddle
    3. cosset
    4. featherbed
    5. indulge
    6. mollycoddle
    7. pamper
    8. spoil
  • an unborn child; a human fetus (noun)

    Examples

    1. I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby
    2. it was great to feel my baby moving about inside
  • a project of personal concern to someone (noun)

    Examples

    1. this project is his baby
  • a very young mammal (noun)

    Examples

    1. baby rabbits
  • the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the baby of the family
    2. the baby of the Supreme Court

See definition of baby in Merriam Webster