baby

baby
(pl. -ies)
  1. a very young child, especially one that is newly or recently born
    婴儿（尤指新生儿）
    his wife's just had a baby.
    他妻子刚生了个孩子。
    [as modifier]baby girl.
    女婴儿。
    ■a young or newly born animalthe youngest member of a family or group
    （动物）幼崽；幼鸟老幺（家庭或群体中年纪最小的人）
    Clara was the baby of the family.
    克拉拉是家里的老幺。
    ■a timid or childish person
    胆小的人；幼稚的人
    ‘Don't be such a baby!’ she said witheringly.
    “别像个孩子似的！”她尖刻地说。
    ■(figurative)(one's baby)one's particular responsibility, achievement, or concern
    (喻)责任；成就；兴趣
  2. (informal)a young woman or a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship (often as a form of address)
    (非正式)宝贝儿（指年轻女子或爱人，常用于称呼）
    my baby left me for another guy.
    我的宝贝儿离开我，跟另一个家伙走了。
    ■a thing regarded with affection or familiarity
    宝贝（喜爱或熟悉的东西）
    this baby can reach speeds of 120 mph.
    这辆宝贝每小时能跑到120英里。
adjective
  1. [attrib.]comparatively small or immature of its kind
    （幼）小的；小型的
    a baby version of the Oxford movement.
    牛津运动的微型版。
    ■(of vegetables) picked before reaching their usual size
    （蔬菜）嫩的；未完全长熟就采摘的
    baby carrots.
    嫩胡萝卜。
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards
    当作婴儿对待
常用词组
throw the baby out (或 away) with the bathwater
  1. discard something valuable along with other things that are inessential or undesirable
    把洗澡水连同孩子一起倒掉，丢弃糟粕精华也扔了
派生
babyhood
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech
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