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		|  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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