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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
baby
1 being a baby 2 looking after a baby having a baby BIRTH see also CHILD, ANIMAL
1 being a baby - a very young child: baby a baby girl/boy ◎ baby clothes ◎ a cute baby girl - a baby or young child: (rather formal) infant; noun (U): infancy 'How many will be travelling?' 'Two adults and one infant.' - a small child who is starting to walk: toddler - to move slowly with the body close to the ground or on the hands and knees: crawl - to produce water from your eyes, and make a noise, because you are unhappy or have hurt yourself: cry The baby cried all night. - to allow a liquid (saliva) to come out of the mouth: dribble Oh no, she's dribbled all over me. ※ more on crying CRY
2 looking after a baby - to look after a baby: take* care of sb When his wife left him, he had to give up his job and take care of the baby. - to comfort a crying child: soothe sb She was crying but I managed to soothe her. - to hold sb closely in your arms as a sign of love: cuddle sb; noun: cuddle She gave her baby a cuddle. - a rubber object that can be put in a baby's mouth to keep it quiet and happy: dummy (AmE pacifier) - a small toy that a baby shakes to make a noise: rattle ※ going somewhere with a baby ※ getting a baby ready to sleep - a bed for a baby or a young child, with high sides to prevent the child falling out: cot (AmE crib) - to put a baby in its cot so that it will sleep: put* sb to sleep You'll have to be quiet now - I've just put the baby to sleep. ※ cleaning a baby - to wash a baby: bath sb, give* sb a bath - powder that you put on a baby to make it dry: baby powder (noun U) - a liquid that you put on a baby to make its skin soft: baby lotion (noun U) - a piece of soft thick cloth or paper that a baby or a very young child wears around its bottom and between its legs: nappy (AmE diaper) disposable nappies - to remove a dirty nappy and put a clean nappy on a baby: change sb's nappy, change a baby Does her nappy need changing? ◎ Is there somewhere I can change the baby? - to make sth wet by urinating: wet sth I think he's just wet his nappy - he's crying. - a bowl that children sit on when they are too small to use a toilet: potty ※ giving food to a baby - to give food to a baby: feed* sb; noun: feed Is it time for his feed yet? - food which is specially prepared for babies: baby food (noun U) - a piece of cloth or plastic that small children wear under their chin to protect their clothes while they are eating: bib - a special high chair which babies sit in when they are eating: high chair - the milk from a mother's breast: breast milk (noun U); to feed a baby with milk from the breast: breastfeed* (sb); a baby which is fed in this way is breastfed Are you going to breastfeed? - a bottle which is used to give milk to a baby: (feeding) bottle - to feed a baby with milk from a bottle: bottle-feed* (sb); a baby which is fed in this way is bottle-fed ※ people who care for babies and children CHILD
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