| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miniature |
Synonyms: |
babyish, diminutive, dwarf, little, midget, mini, minute, petite, small, tiny, wee, youthful |
Antonyms: |
big, giant, large |
| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | infant |
Synonyms: |
angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction, dividend, dumpling, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, newborn, nipper, nursling, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, write-off, youngster |
Antonyms: |
adolescent, adult |
| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | treat like a child |
Synonyms: |
cater to, cherish, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, dote on, foster, humor, indulge, nurse, overindulge, pamper, pet, please, satisfy, serve, spoil |
| Main Entry: | babyish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acting like an infant |
Synonyms: |
baby, childish, foolish, immature, infantile, juvenile, kid stuff, puerile, silly, sissy, sissyish, spoiled |
Antonyms: |
grown-up, mature |
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone adored |
Synonyms: |
baby*, beau, boyfriend, darling, dear, dearest, fiancé, first and last, flame, girlfriend, heartbeat, heartthrob, honey, idol, inamorato, love, love of my life, lover, number one, numero uno, object of affection, one and only, pet*, prize, rave*, significant other, steady, sugar*, sweetheart, tootsie, treasure, true love |
Antonyms: |
hate |
| Main Entry: | cater |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide, help |
Synonyms: |
baby, coddle, cotton, furnish, gratify, humor, indulge, minister to, outfit, pamper, pander to, procure, provision, purvey, spoil, supply, victual |
| Main Entry: | child |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very young person |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, anklebiter, babe, baby, bairn, bambino, brat, cherub, chick, cub, descendant, dickens, imp, infant, innocent, issue, juvenile, kid, kiddie, lamb, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, minor, mite, moppet, neonate, nestling, newborn, nipper, nursling, offspring, preteen, progeny, pubescent, shaver, small fry, sprout, squirt, stripling, suckling, tadpole, teen, teenager, teenybopper, toddler, tot, tyke, urchin, whippersnapper, young one, youngster, youth |
Antonyms: |
adult |
| Main Entry: | childish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immature, silly |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, baby, babyish, callow, childlike, foolish, frivolous, green, infantile, infantine, innocent, jejune, juvenile, kid stuff, naive, puerile, unsophisticated, young, youthful |
| Notes: | childlike refers to a person's temperament, whereas childish refers to a person's behavior |
Antonyms: |
adult, mature, sensible, serious, wise |
| Main Entry: | coddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | indulge, pamper |
Synonyms: |
baby, caress, cater to, cosset, cotton, favor, humor, make much of, make over, mollycoddle, nurse, pet, play up to, spoil |
Antonyms: |
ignore, turn away |
| Main Entry: | coward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is scared, easily intimidated |
Synonyms: |
alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, funk, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, malingerer, mouse, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, recreant, scaredy cat, shirk, shirker, skulker, sneak, weakling, white liver, wimp*, yellow belly, yellow* |
Antonyms: |
aggressor, hero |