baby: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of baby
noun
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. A very young human, even if not yet born.
Example: When is your baby due?
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 chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
Example: Stand up for yourself – don't be such a baby!
Listed forms: babies.
Source: Wiktionary — baby.
adj
- 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.
Listed forms: babier, babyer, babiest, babyest.
Source: Wiktionary — baby.
verb
- transitive
To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
- transitive
To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
Listed forms: babies, babying, babied.
Source: Wiktionary — baby.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for baby.
noun
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
noun
an immature childish person
noun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
verb
treat with excessive indulgence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is baby in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of baby
B(3) + A(1) + B(3) + Y(4) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of baby
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from baby
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in baby. Showing up to 24, longest first.