See Also: arbitrable(dictionary)
baby(1)(dictionary)
baby(2)(dictionary)
cry-baby(dictionary)
Baby Yar(encyclopedia)
Baby(medicine)
baby 2, verb(dictionary)
baby 1, noun(dictionary)
Baby Ruth(dictionary)
baby boom(encyclopedia)

baby 1, noun (oh) and arbitrable (iou)


baby 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?young child?
2 ?young animal?
3 ?vegetable?
4 ?youngest?
5 ?woman?
6 ?silly person?
7 ?responsibility?
8 ?thing?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: babe]
?YOUNG CHILD?
a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk
::The baby is crying.
::Julie's second baby was born when they lived in Washington.
::She gave birth to a baby on Thursday.
::It's hard work moving house when you're expecting a baby .
::Dr Coleman has delivered hundreds of babies .
:: How do you recognize pain in a newborn baby ?
:: premature babies needing special medical care
:: Jane had a baby boy this morning.
:: What do you think of your new baby sister ?
:: the effects of alcohol on the unborn baby
-see also test-tube baby
?YOUNG ANIMAL?
a very young animal
::baby birds
::a baby elephant
?VEGETABLE?
a type of vegetable which is grown to be much smaller than usual or is eaten before it has grown to its normal size
::baby carrots
::baby sweetcorn
?YOUNGEST?
a younger child in a family, often the youngest
::Clare is the baby of the family.
?WOMAN?
spoken a) used to address someone that you love
::Relax baby, we're on holiday.
b) not polite used to address a young woman that you do not know
?SILLY PERSON?
someone, especially an older child, who is not behaving in a sensible way
::Don't be such a baby!
?RESPONSIBILITY?
something special that someone has developed or is responsible for
::Don't ask me about the building contract - that's Robert's baby.
?THING?
informal something, especially a piece of equipment or a machine, that you care about a lot
::This baby can reach speeds of 130 miles per hour.
-see also throw the baby out with the bathwater at throw 1 (37)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have a baby (=give birth to a baby)
give birth to a baby (=used when you are talking about the act of Childbirth)
be expecting a baby (=be pregnant)
deliver a baby (=help a woman to give birth to a baby)
newborn/new baby
premature baby (=a baby that is born too early)
unborn baby (=a baby still inside its mother)
baby boy/girl
baby son/daughter
baby brother/sister

arbitrable (iou)



arbitrable adjective. Now chiefly US. M16.
[from Latin arbitrari: see ARBITRATE, -ABLE.]
Subject to or capable of settlement by an arbiter.