What does "baby" mean?
Baby: A small image of an infant; a doll. Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another. She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes. Heywood.
Additional senses
- 2.Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. "Baby figure" Shak.
- 3.To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. Young.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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