n (1) 婴儿(孩) (very young child， esp one who can not yet walk or talk) [C]：Some～ies cry during the night.有的婴儿夜晚常哭。The mother was nursing her～.母亲正在给婴儿喂奶。a～boy/girl男/女婴;～carriage (AmE) 婴儿车;～tooth 乳牙;〖同〗infant;〖反〗adult;

(2) 幼畜(鸟) (very young animal or bird) [C]：a～elephant /monkey /crocodile /thrush 小象/猴/鳄/画眉;

(3) 最年幼者 (youngest person or animal of a family or group) [C] (infml)：Which of you is the～of the team/the class/the bridge club?你们中谁是全队/全班/全桥牌俱乐部年龄最小者?Although she is ten， she is still treated as the～of the family.尽管她都10岁了， 家里人仍把她当成吃奶的孩子。

(4) 孩子气的人 (a person who behaves in a very childish way) [C] (derog)：Stop crying and don't be such a～about it. 别哭了， 不要这么孩子气。

(5) 宝贝 (person， esp a girl or young woman) [C] (尤AmE) (sl)：Don't worry，～; I'll think of something. 别担心，宝贝，我会想出办法的。

(6) 小型的 (very small of its kind) [作attrib]：a～car/grand 微型车/小型钢琴;

→′babyhood n 婴儿状态;婴儿时代;′babyish adj 稚气的;适合婴儿的;′baby-minder n 长期保姆;′baby-sit v 当临时保姆;′baby-sitter n 临时保姆;′baby-snatcher n 拐骗婴儿的女人;′baby-talk n 儿语;′baby-faced adj胖娃娃脸的;

vt 当婴儿对待，溺爱 (treat sb as if he or she were a baby) [T+n] (infml)：Don't～the boy. 不要娇惯孩子。