Other word meaning baby

• Abkhaz: аӡҟы (adzqʼə)
• Adyghe: нану (naanu)
• Afrikaans: baba (af)
• Ainu: アィアィ (ayay)
• Akan: akokoa
• Albanian: foshnjë (sq) f
• Aleut: aniqdux
• Amharic: ሕፃን (ḥəṣ́an), ማቲ (mati)
• Arabic: رَضِيع‎ m (raḍīʕ)

  Egyptian Arabic: طفل‎ m (tefl), بيبي‎ m (bebīʿ), نونو‎ m (nono)

• Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܥܘܠܐ‎ (ʿūllā)

• Armenian: մանկիկ (mankik), երեխա (hy) (erexa), մանուկ (hy) (manuk)
• Aromanian: tsup m, ciup m, nat m, beb m, ficiuric m, pup m, pupul m, poci, niphiu, njitsico
• Assamese: কেঁচুৱা (kẽsua)
• Asturian: bebé (ast) m, neñu (ast)
• Aymara: wawa (ay)
• Azerbaijani: körpə (az), uşaq (az)
• Bashkir: бала (bala), бәләкәй бала (bäläkäy bala), йәш бала (yäş bala), бәпәй (bäpäy), сабый (sabıy)
• Basque: jaioberri
• Belarusian: дзіця́ n (dzicjá), немаўля́ n (njemaŭljá), немаўлё n (njemaŭljó), маладзе́нец m (maladzjénjec), дзіцяня́ n (dzicjanjá), дзіцянё n (dzicjanjó)
• Bengali: শিশু (bn) (śiśu), বাচ্চা (bn) (bacca)
• Breton: babig (br) m, poupig (br) m
• Bulgarian: бе́бе (bg) n (bébe), пелена́че (bg) n (pelenáče), кърма́че (bg) n (kǎrmáče)
• Burmese: ကလေး (my) (ka.le:)
• Catalan: nadó (ca) m, bebè (ca) m
• Chamicuro: chechakama
• Chechen: бер (ber)
• Cherokee: ᎤᏍᏗᎢ (usdii)
• Chickasaw: pushkush
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: BB (yue) (bi⁴ bi¹), 蘇蝦仔／苏虾仔 (sou¹ haa¹ zai²), 𤘅孲仔／𤘅𰌦仔 (ngaa⁴ ngaa¹ zai², ngaa⁴ aa¹ zai²), 蝦仔／虾仔 (haa¹ zai²), BB仔 (yue) (bi^1-4 bi¹ zai²)

  Dungan: вава (vava), ва (va), щёхэр (xi͡oher)

  Jin: 小娃娃 (xiau² va¹ va^1-3)

  Mandarin: 嬰兒／婴儿 (zh) (yīng’ér), 娃娃 (zh) (wáwa), 小娃娃 (zh) (xiǎowáwa), 宝宝 (zh), 嬰幼兒／婴幼儿 (zh) (yīngyòu’ér), 嬰孩／婴孩 (zh) (yīnghái), 嬰／婴 (zh) (yīng) (literary)

  Min Bei: 𤘅仔 (ngā-ciě)

  Min Dong: 兒囝囝／儿囝囝 (niè-giāng-giāng / niāng-giāng)

  Min Nan: 嬰仔／婴仔 (iⁿ-á, eⁿ-á)

  Teochew: 細孥囝／细孥囝 (soi³ nou⁵ gian²)

  Wu: 小毛頭／小毛头 (xiau mau deu), 小小囡 (xiau xiau noe)

• Chiricahua: ’áłchiné (Chiricahua); ’éłchiné (Mescalero)
• Chukchi: ^{(please verify)} нененеӈ
• Comanche: onaa
• Cornish: babi m
• Corsican: ciucciu m
• Crimean Tatar: bebey
• Czech: děťátko (cs) n, miminko (cs) n, nemluvně (cs) n, kojenec (cs) m
• Danish: spædbarn (da) n, baby (da) c
• Dutch: baby (nl) m, zuigeling (nl) m, geborene (nl) m or f, pasgeborene (nl) m or f, nieuwgeborene m or f, boreling (nl) m, wiegenkind (nl) n
• Elfdalian: lisllislkripp m
• Esperanto: bebo (eo), infaneto (eo)
• Estonian: beebi, rinnalaps, imik
• Faroese: pinkubarn n, nýføðingur m, vøggubarn n, havingarbarn n
• Finnish: vauva (fi) (not older than two years), pikkulapsi (fi) (up to 5-6 years)
• French: bébé (fr) m
• Friulian: please add this translation if you can
• Ga: gbeke abefaw
• Galician: bebé (gl) m, meniño (gl) m, nené m
• Gallurese: stéddu
• Georgian: ბალღი (balɣi), ჩვილი (čvili)
• German: Baby (de) n, Säugling (de) m, Kleinkind (de) n
• Greek: βρέφος (el) n (vréfos), μωρό (el) n (moró), νήπιο (el) n (nípio)

  Ancient: βρέφος n (bréphos), μωρός m (mōrós), νήπιον n (nḗpion)

• Greenlandic: naalungiarsuk
• Guerrero Amuzgo: lë’
• Gujarati: શિશુ m (śiśu)
• Haitian Creole: bebe
• Hausa: jariri
• Hawaiian: keiki, pēpē
• Hebrew: תִּינוֹק‎ (he) m (tinók), תינוקת תִּינֹקֶת‎ (he) f (tinóket)
• Hindi: शिशु (hi) m (śiśu), बच्चा (hi) m (baccā)
• Hungarian: csecsemő (hu), bébi (hu) (colloquial), baba (hu)
• Icelandic: barn (is) n, ungbarn (is) n
• Ido: infanteto (io), bebeo (io)
• Indonesian: bayi (id)
• Interlingua: baby, bebe
• Inuktitut: ᓄᑕᕋᖅ (notaraq), ᒥᕋᔪᖅ (mirayoq)

  Inuvialuk: nutaraaluk, miraaluk

  West Inuktitun: nutaralaaq, miraq

• Inupiaq: paipuraq
• Irish: leanbh (ga), leanbán m, páistín m, báb f, babaí m, bábán m, gineog f (girl)
• Italian: bambino (it) m, bambina (it) f, bimbo (it) m, bimba (it) f, bebè (it) m, infante (it) m or f, fanciullo (it)
• Itelmen: mashat-kaz
• Japanese: 赤ちゃん (ja) (あかちゃん, akachan), 赤ん坊 (ja) (あかんぼう, akanbō), 嬰児 (ja) (えいじ, eiji), 幼児 (ja) (ようじ, yōji), 赤子 (ja) (あかご, akago), ベビー (ja) (bebī), 乳飲み子 (ちのみご, chinomigo)
• Javanese: bayi (jv)
• Jingpho: ma, ma chyangai, ma kasha, manga kasha
• Kannada: ಶಿಶು (kn) (śiśu)
• Kazakh: бала (kk) (bala), сәби (säbi), бөбек (kk) (böbek), бөпе (böpe), нәресте (kk) (näreste)
• Khmer: កូនង៉ែត (koun ngaet), កូនង៉ា (koun ngaa), ង៉ា (ngaa), ង៉ែត (km) (ngaet), ទារក (km) (tiərŭək) (boy), ទារិកា (km) (tiərikaa) (girl), កូនខ្ចី (koun khcəy)
• Kikuyu: mwana
• Korean: 아기 (ko) (agi), 유아(乳兒) (ko) (yua), 젖먹이 (ko) (jeonmeogi)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: sava (ku) m or f, pitik (ku) m or f, bebik (ku) m or f

• Kyrgyz: бала (ky) (bala), наристе (ky) (nariste)
• Ladin: pop m, popa f
• Lao: ເດັກນ້ອຍ (lo) (dek nǭi), ແອນ້ອຍ (lo) (ʼǣn ʼa nya)
• Latin: infans m or f
• Latvian: zīdainis m, bēbis m, mazulis (lv) m
• Lithuanian: kūdikis (lt) m, žinduklis m
• Luhya: omwana
• Lutshootseed: biʔbədaʔ
• Luxembourgish: Bëbee m
• Macedonian: бебе n (bebe), детенце n (detence), мало n (malo), доенче n (doenče)
• Malay: bayi (ms), anak (ms), anak kecil
• Malayalam: വാവ (vāva)
• Maltese: tarbija
• Manx: lhiannoo m, oikan m
• Maori: pēpi, tamahou (baby boy), hinehou (baby girl)
• Marathi: बाळ m or f (bāḷ)
• Meru: mwana
• Middle English: babe
• Mirandese: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: нялх хүүхэд (mn) (njalx xüüxed), нярай хүүхэд (njaraj xüüxed), маамуу (mn) (maamuu)

• Navajo: awééʼ
• Nepali: बच्चा (baccā), शिशु (śiśu)
• Northern Ohlone: ‘át̄ús
• Northern Sami: njuoratmánná
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: spedbarn n, baby (no) m

  Nynorsk: spedbarn n, baby m

• Occitan: nenet (oc) m
• Ojibwe: abinoojiiyens, biibii
• Old English: ċild (ang) n
• Oriya: ଶିଶୁ (or) (śiśu)
• Oromo: daa’ima
• Ossetian: сывӕллон (syvællon), саби (sabi)
• Ottoman Turkish: ببك‎ (bebek), وشاق‎ (wuşak), صبی‎ (sabi), نوزاد‎ (nevzad)
• Pashto: ماشوم‎ (ps) m (māšúm), مورروى‎ m (morrᶕway), شيرخوره‎ (ps) m or f (širxóra), کوکی‎ m or f (kokáy)
• Persian: بچه‎ (fa) (bačče), کودک‎ (fa) (kudak)
• Polish: niemowlę (pl) n, niemowlak (pl) m anim, maluch (pl) m anim, dziecko (pl) n, dzidziuś (pl) m (affectionately)
• Portuguese: bebé (pt) m (Portugal), bebê (pt) m (Brazil), neném (pt) m (Brazil)
• Romanian: bebe (ro) m, bebeluș (ro) m, bebeluș (ro) m, copilaș (ro) m
• Romansch: pop m, poppa f, uffantin m
• Russian: младе́нец (ru) m (mladénec), малы́ш (ru) m (malýš), малы́шка (ru) f (malýška), ребёнок (ru) m (rebjónok), дитя́ (ru) n (ditjá), малю́тка (ru) f (maljútka), кро́шка (ru) f (króška), бе́би (ru) m or f (bɛ́bi)
• Saanich: ḴAḴ
• Sanskrit: स्तनप (sa) m (stanapa), स्तनन्धय (sa) m (stanandhaya), शिशु (sa) m (śiśu)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: criadura, pipìu, nennu

  Logudorese: criadura

• Sassarese: criaddura, piccinnéddu
• Scottish Gaelic: leanabh m, leanaban m, naoidhean m, pàisde m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: бе́ба f, малѝша̄н m, дете́нце n, дјете́нце n, новоро̀ђе̄нче n, о̀до̄јче n, до̀је̄нче n

  Roman: béba (sh) f, malìšān (sh) m, deténce (sh) n, djeténce (sh) n, novoròđēnče (sh) n, òdōjče (sh) n, dòjēnče (sh) n

• Sicilian: nutricu (scn)
• Sidamo: qaaqqo
• Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
• Sinhalese: බබා (si) (babā), ළදරුවා (ḷadaruwā)
• Slovak: dojča n, bábätko n, bábo, nemluvňa n
• Slovene: dojenček (sl) m, dete (sl) n
• Somali: nuuno
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: baby n, góletko n

  Upper Sorbian: baby m or n, ćěšenk m

• Sotho: lesea
• Spanish: bebé (es) m, nene (es) m, niño (es) m, niña (es) f, bebe (es) m (Argentina), guagua (es) f (Bolivia, Chile)
• Sundanese: ᮇᮛᮧᮊ᮪ (orok)
• Swahili: mtoto mchanga (sw) class 1/2, mwana (sw)
• Swedish: spädbarn (sv), bäbis (sv) (hypocoristic), bebis (sv) c, baby (sv) c (less than about one year old)
• Tagalog: sanggol (tl)
• Tajik: кудак (kudak)
• Tamil: குழந்தை (ta) (kuḻantai)
• Taos: ȕp’iléna
• Tatar: бәбәй (tt) (bäbäy), бәби (tt) (bäbi)
• Telugu: పసిపాప (te) (pasipāpa), శిశువు (te) (śiśuvu)
• Thai: เด็กอ่อน (th) (dèk-ɔ̀ɔn), เด็กน้อย (dèk-nɔ́ɔi), ทารก (th) (taa-rók) (boy), ทาริกา (taa-rí-gaa) (girl)
• Tibetan: པུ་གུ (pu gu)
• Tongan: pēpē
• Turkish: bebek (tr)
• Turkmen: bala (tk), bäbek (tk)
• Twi: abɔfra
• Ukrainian: дити́на (uk) f (dytýna), ля́лька (uk) f (ljálʹka), немовля́ n (nemovljá), немовля́тко n (nemovljátko), малю́к m (maljúk), дитя́тко n (dytjátko)
• Urdu: بچہ‎ m (baccā)
• Uyghur: بوۋاق‎ (bowaq), گۆدەك‎ (gödek), كىچىك‎ (ug) (kichik)
• Uzbek: chaqaloq (uz), goʻdak (uz)
• Vietnamese: bé (vi), em bé (vi)
• Volapük: (♂♀) cilil (vo), (♂) hicilil, (♀) jicilil, (♂♀) sügäb (vo), (♂) hisügäb, (♀) jisügäb, (♂♀) putül, (♂) hiputül, (♀) jiputül, (♂♀) käläb (vo), (♂) hikäläb, (♀) jikäläb, (♂♀) tuülacil, (♂) tuülahicil, (♀) tuülajicil
• Walloon: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: baban (cy) m
• West Frisian: poppe
• Western Apache: mę́’
• Wiradhuri: gudha
• Xhosa: please add this translation if you can
• Yakut: ньирэй оҕо (nyirey oğo)
• Yiddish: עופֿעלע‎ n (eyfele), זייגקינד‎ n (zeygkind), זויגלינג‎ m (zoygling), בייבי‎ (beybi) (American Chassidic), בובעלע‎ (bubele) (Israeli Haredi)
• Yup’ik: piipiraq
• Yámana: kayola
• Zulu: usana class 11/10, ingane (zu) class 9/10

A simple ‘baby seat’ can help the baby hold a good position while eating. ❋ Unknown (1999)

It’s a clump of cells that are not a baby until the woman has her *magic* thoughts and it turns into a *baby*. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I think the term baby brain could really be used to describe a wide variety of strange happenings—not just your lack of memory. ❋ Dawn Meehan (2010)

Nope, in this case, the term baby brain refers to a state of mind, or lack thereof. ❋ Dawn Meehan (2010)

O’BRIEN (voice-over): The term baby daddy means a father who is not married to the mother of his child. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16/PRNewswire/— Since the rise of the Baby Planning industry there has been one popular definition of the term baby planner spreading throughout the ❋ Unknown (2009)

We hear people, mostly the religious right, use the term baby or child when referring to either a fetus or an embryo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Does Weilhoefer really think the «religious right» uses the term baby or child rather than fetus or embryo to deceive the least-educated of our citizens? ❋ Unknown (2009)

August 20th, 2009 12: 35 pm ET so what will she do if this baby is her step-child? what will she tell her kids about this baby will her kids be brother and sisters to this bab? mypitts2 ❋ Unknown (2009)

Having a baby is a trying and difficult experience even when you really want to have a baby. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Right? how about the illegals sneak in and have a baby, the baby is a citizen? ❋ Unknown (2010)

They trilled, “Listen you two, the baby is yours the minute you hold that bundle of joy.” ❋ Cherise Wolas (2010)

I think the baby is a pretty good gift at the end of all that pushing or after having your abdomen opened up, either way. ❋ Kittenpie (2009)

*on twitter*
me: *tweets video of [Tyler Joseph] playing with his hair*
literally all [clikkies]: [TYLER JOSEPH] IS BABY UWU ❋ Sliipingl8ly (2019)

[you look like] hell, babyyou’re looking [swell], babythere’s something I should say, baby[I have to go] away, baby ❋ Germinate (2005)

1. Oh yes, baby, yes!!!
2. Baby, Baby , Baby [ooooooh] — Justin Bieber
3. Give me a sign, [hit me baby one more time] — B. [Spears]
4. Aww your baby is soooo cute!
5. Dude, quit being such a fucking baby. ❋ Hahahahahano (2010)

«[I wanna] have [a baby]»
«[I love you baby]» ❋ Munky Shine (2003)

1. When my girlfriend started calling my best friend «baby«, [I knew it] was over.
2. [Oh baby]! Yes!
3. How could something as [good as] sex have made this baby? ❋ Al (2003)

1. Oh look at the baby!
2. What a baby..
3. [I love you baby].
4. I want some [apple drink] baby.
5. I got a [C-] baby! ❋ .po (2008)

complete lyrics to [ashanti’s] songs
[baby baby baby baby] baby baby ur so fine baby baby baby baby baby I wanna get wit u baby baby baby baby baby…damn no wonder [Ja rule] is with her. He cant find no one better! ❋ Bojzzle (2005)

hey baby [whats up]
[nothin] baby [how about] you ❋ Keli (2004)

1. «Meaghans baby is a girl»
2. «[I love you so much] baby»
3. «[So what] if I took your job? stop being a baby»
4.»Hey baby! [Come over] here!» ❋ Alyssa Feliciano (2005)

Doctor: Mrs. [Madison], you’re pregnant.
Woman: [WHAAAAT]?!?! No! This can’t be! I don’t have time for a baby! I’m a lawyer. I make $[110],000 a year! I have a career! ❋ Tanauthority (2009)

Babe or baby. It would seem that these terms may, in fact, mean the same thing, but in truth, it would all depend on the connotation that you give it in a sentence or context. In essence, we may think that these terms are synonyms, but they are not quite that.

The word «babe» means baby or infant, but it is also a term of endearment. The word «baby» means a very young human, specifically from birth until they are about two years old or when walking has been fully mastered. Therefore, you should use each term under different circumstances.

Babe or baby, for some, it can be a real problem! But in fact, it can be as simple as understanding each term and deciding what you wish to say. Many couples use both words to name their significant other affectionately. For others, it is as straightforward as calling infants for what they are or an extraordinary project; and for a few, it may stand for a way to describe something or someone who acts in an immature way. No matter what the situation may be, you will find the answers you need to make a sound choice.

Meaning

The word «babe» has three meanings: From a literary or poetic standpoint, «babe» means a young infant. From an affectionate point of view, it means darling or sweetheart; finally, from the slang perspective, it means a beautiful person, especially a woman.

On the other hand, the word «baby» has many different meanings. The primary use of it is when referring to a young human, especially from birth until walking is fully mastered. «Baby» has also been used to name a baby animal, especially vertebrates (even though some species have specific names for their young, like kittens or calves). «Baby» is also used to speak of unborn fetuses. Baby can also be used to call an immature person.

Some people use the word Baby to refer to a particular project or special responsibility they may be embarking on. It may also be the last born in a numerous family or something they value dearly.

Etymology

It may surprise you that both words «babe» and «baby» share the same etymology. The reason for this is because «baby» comes from «babe» and are both derived from Old English (13th century) «baban,» which means young one, but is imitative for baby talk. However, in other languages, the word is a cognate that means «old woman,» like in Russian from babushka, which means «grandmother» or baba, which means «peasant woman.»

Grammatical Structure

Now let’s break this down into digestible grammatical parts. Let’s begin with the word «babe»; this word is a noun; it is its only known use. However, the word «baby» can be used as a noun, adjective, and verb. There are several ways you can use the word «baby,» and what will determine its use is the purpose by which you mean to put it to use. We must always keep in mind the context that we wish to convey to decide how and when to use it.

Synonyms

Synonyms of Babe

Darling, honey, sweetheart, sugar, dear, sweetums, sweetpea.

Synonyms of Baby (noun)

Newborn, infant, tot, little one, child, boo, beginner, newcomer.

Synonyms of Baby (adjective)

Small, petite, growing, miniature, mini, tiny.

Synonyms of Baby (verb)

Spoil, coddle, indulge, pamper, overparenting, cosset.

Antonyms

Antonyms for Babe

Old, senile, elder, oldster, old-timer.

Antonyms of Baby (noun)

Adult, grown-up, senior.

Antonyms of Baby (adjective)

Grand, giant, enormous

Antonyms Of Baby (verb)

Mistreat, harm, upset.

Examples Sentences With «Babe»

1. John, my new boyfriend, is my babe.
2. Babe, could you please pass me my glasses?
3. It’s up to you, babe. I’ll do whatever you say.
4. Babe slipped and fell yesterday while in the park.
5. John’s a total babe; he’s a hottie!
6. Stop worrying about Luna – she’s no babe in the wild anymore.
7. Ron stared at the babe
8. As soon as you can, babe.
9. Just relax a little, babe.
10. Oh, heck, babe, it was me.
11. Babe, could you pick me up after work?
12. He used to be my babe for years.
13. That’s a hot babe

Example Sentences With «Baby»

1. The baby was born last Tuesday afternoon.
2. He was like a baby in the crib when he first came to Nebraska.
3. He slept like a baby and woke up just after dawn.
4. This car is my new baby.
5. My baby sister bothers me often.
6. He outgrew his baby clothes.
7. You baby him too much!
8. Her baby is six weeks old.
9. Don’t be such a baby!
10. It’s for my baby. I’m going to take the job.
11. My baby is my world.
12. Although I worked with kids for years, I’m just a baby as far as teaching is concerned.
13. Do you know the woman with a babe in her arms, the one with the black stroller?
14. His baby is about six weeks old.
15. The baby finally slept all night.
16. My new business is my baby.
17. These baby clothes are so cute!
18. An infant is a baby.
19. My mother is very excited to meet my brother’s new baby.
20. The grandmother held the baby for the first time yesterday.
21. His baby teeth are finally coming out.
22. Baby carrots are delicious because they are very tender.
23. When will your baby be born?
24. My baby will be delivered via c-section in about four more weeks.
25. My baby works from nine to five each weekday.
26. I call my boyfriend baby when we are alone.
27. My guy hates it when I call him baby in front of other people.

FAQ:

Do you call your significant other babe or baby?

It is perfectly normal to call your significant other either «babe» or «baby.» It will be determined by your style and how you feel towards that particular person. Some people may find that «baby» is not something they feel comfortable with and prefer «babe.» Others don’t have a specific liking to either and feel perfectly fine with either term.

What does it mean when a guy calls you babe or baby?

When a guy calls you «babe,» he expresses that he thinks you are beautiful. It may also mean that he is emotionally invested in you. When a guy calls you «baby,» it may mean that he is in love with you, that he cherishes you and the relationship that you may be experiencing together.

When did couples start calling each other baby?

Oxford English Dictionary, says it was in the seventeenth century when couples first began using the word «baby» as a term of endearment. It has been used ever since and in every known language. It is a universal term not only for infants but also for showing affection to significant others.

Final Thoughts

Finding the right word to include in your speech or writing paper can be a tricky thing. Understanding simple words and slang language can sometimes get a bit confusing. It is always a wise idea to research the terms you intend to use and understand every use of them to produce the best outcome possible.

When you are careful using specific terms, you are encouraging yourself to go the extra mile and become more fluent in your language skills. It is also instrumental in understanding these terms if your significant other likes specific terms of endearment that may be unusual for you. You are on your way to becoming a better language user!