Synonyms for baby
Another word for baby is babe, infant or child. Below are 21 synonyms and 30 related words across 8 senses.
Also searched as: babied, babies, babying.
1. noun: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- babe
- infant
2. noun: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
3. noun: an immature childish person
4. noun: an unborn child; a human fetus
5. noun: a very young mammal
6. noun: a project of personal concern to someone
7. noun: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- love synonyms
- dear synonyms
- honey synonyms
- beloved synonyms
- darling synonyms
- sweetheart synonyms
- sweetie synonyms
- dearest synonyms
- dearie
- deary
8. verb: treat with excessive indulgence
- spoil synonyms
- indulge synonyms
- cocker
- pamper
- coddle
- featherbed
- mollycoddle
- cosset
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- war baby
- kid synonyms
- blue baby
- test-tube baby
- abandoned infant
- newborn synonyms
- suckling
- cherub
- foundling
- papoose
- neonate
- godchild
- nursling
- nurseling
- issue synonyms
- offspring synonyms
- progeny
- someone synonyms
- person synonyms
- individual synonyms
- soul synonyms
- somebody synonyms
- mortal synonyms
- fetus
- foetus
- young mammal
- project synonyms
- labor synonyms
- labour synonyms
- task synonyms
Baby in word games
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- 4
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
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- Everyday word
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Questions people ask
What is another word for baby?
You can say babe, infant, child, love or dear instead of baby. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk".
What is the opposite of baby?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for baby; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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Senses and synonyms from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); the most common words come first. Browse more on the synonyms and antonyms hub.