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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baby \Ba"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Babied} (b[=a]"b[=e]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Babying}.]
     To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to
     fondle. --Young.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baby
       n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun
            to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"
            [syn: {babe}, {infant}]
       2: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young
          women [syn: {sister}]
       3: a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
       4: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the
          baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
       5: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in
          practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a
          baby!" [syn: {child}]
       6: a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is
          his baby"
       v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
           the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
           [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {coddle},
            {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
       [also: {babied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  babied
       See {baby}

















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