baby
US
UK baby n: (infant child)
SC 婴儿 yīng ér
TC 嬰兒
TC 嬰兒
SC 幼儿 yīng ér ，yòu ér
TC 幼兒
TC 幼兒
SC 小宝宝 yīng ér ，xiǎo bǎo bǎo
The baby was born on Tuesday.
这个宝宝是礼拜二出生的。
baby n: (newborn animal) (动物)
SC 幼崽，幼畜 yòu zǎi，yòu chù
The cow suckled her baby.
那头奶牛给小牛喂了奶。
baby n: (youngest child)
SC 最小的孩子 zuì xiǎo de hái zi
SC 最年幼的子女 zuì xiǎo de hái zi，zuì nián yòu de zǐ nǚ
With three older brothers, he was the baby of the family.
他在家是最小的孩子，上面还有三个哥哥。
baby n: informal (sweetheart, partner)
SC 爱人 ài rén
TC 愛人
TC 愛人
SC 恋人 ài rén，liàn rén
After the dance, my baby and I walked along the sand.
跳完舞后，我和我的爱人一起在沙滩漫步。
baby n: slang, potentially offensive (attractive woman) (用以称呼年轻漂亮的女人)
SC 宝贝儿 bǎo bèi er
TC 寶貝兒
TC 寶貝兒
What's your name, baby?
你叫什么名字啊，宝贝儿？
baby adj: figurative, informal (small) (非正式用语)
SC 小的，小型的 xiǎo de ，xiǎo xíng de
He had a sore ankle and could only take baby steps.
baby n: figurative, pejorative (childish person)
SC 孩子气的人 hái zi qì de rén
SC 像小孩子一样的人 hái zi qì de rén，xiàng xiǎo hái zi yí yàng de rén
Stop crying! Don't be such a baby!
别哭！不要像个孩子一样！
baby n: figurative, slang (beloved creation) (通常指个人的创作)
SC 宝贝 bǎo bèi
TC 寶貝
TC 寶貝
I built this car myself - it's my baby!
baby n as adj: (for a baby)
SC 婴儿的 yīng ér de
TC 嬰兒的
TC 嬰兒的
SC 给婴儿用的 yīng ér de，gěi yīng ér yòng de
The woman was buying baby clothes.
baby [sb/sth] vtr: (treat gently)
SC 像照顾婴儿般照料
SC 细心照料
She went to the spa, where the staff would pamper and baby her.
baby [sb] vtr: disapproving (treat like a child)
SC 像对待婴儿一样对待
SC 溺爱 nì ài
SC 娇惯 jiāo guàn
I wish my parents would stop babying me.
baby bath n: (small bathtub for baby)
SC 婴儿浴盆，婴儿浴缸
Babies must never be left alone in a baby bath.
baby bath n: (bubblebath for babies)
SC 婴儿泡泡浴
baby bird n: (very young bird)
SC 幼鸟 yòu niǎo
baby blue n: (pale blue colour)
SC 淡蓝色 dàn lán sè
TC 淡藍色
TC 淡藍色
SC 浅蓝色 dàn lán sè，qiǎn lán sè
TC 淺藍色
TC 淺藍色
She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue.
baby blue, baby-blue adj: (pale blue in colour)
SC 淡蓝色的 dàn lán sè de
TC 淡藍色的
TC 淡藍色的
SC 浅蓝色的 dàn lán sè de，qiǎn lán sè de
TC 淺藍色的
TC 淺藍色的
baby blues npl: informal, figurative (blue eyes)
SC 藍眼睛
Sinatra was famous for his baby blues.
the baby blues npl: informal, UK (postnatal sadness)
SC 产后抑郁
baby boom n: (period of increase in births)
SC 婴儿潮
SC 生育高峰期
Baby Boom n: (post-World War II) (二战后)
SC 婴儿潮时期
baby boomer n: often capitalized, often plural, informal (person born 1946-1964) (出生在1946至1965年之间的人)
SC 婴儿潮一代
baby boy n: (male infant)
SC 男婴
baby brain, also US: mommy brain, also UK: mummy brain n: humorous, informal (pregnancy or new mother forgetfulness) (诙谐语)
SC 孕傻
baby brother n: (youngest male sibling)
SC 最小的弟弟
baby carriage (US), pram (UK) n: (wheeled carrier for baby)
SC 婴儿车 yīng ér chē
TC 嬰兒車
TC 嬰兒車
Old-fashioned baby carriages are beautiful, but they're not very practical.
baby carrier n: (wearable device)
SC 婴儿背袋
baby clothes npl: (garments for infants)
SC 婴儿服 yīng ér fú
TC 嬰兒服
TC 嬰兒服
He will soon grow out of his baby clothes.
baby corn n: (miniature ears of maize)
SC 玉米笋，笋玉米
baby doll, baby-doll n: (doll resembling a baby)
SC 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa
baby face n: (child-like facial features)
SC 娃娃脸 wá wa liǎn
TC 娃娃臉
TC 娃娃臉
She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties.
baby face, baby-face n: informal ([sb] with a child-like face)
SC 长着娃娃脸的人
Without that beard, you can clearly see that he's a baby face.
baby food: (mashed food)
SC 婴儿食物
SC 婴儿辅食
baby girl n: (female infant)
SC 女婴 nǚ yīng
After seven grandsons, she was happy to have a baby girl in the family.
baby grand n: informal, abbreviation (baby grand piano)
SC 小型卧式钢琴 xiǎo xíng wò shì gāng qín
She played waltzes on the baby grand in the parlor.
baby grand piano n: (small three-legged piano)
SC 小型卧式钢琴 xiǎo xíng wò shì gāng qín
There was a baby grand piano in the living room.
baby monitor n: (baby safety device)
SC 婴儿监护器，婴儿监控设备
baby powder n: (talc for babies)
SC 婴儿爽身粉
Baby powder is a good remedy for diaper rash.
baby shower n: US (gift-giving party for unborn baby) (在孩子出生前所举办的特殊聚会，人们往往在此赠送礼物)
SC 婴儿洗礼，婴儿受洗仪式 yīng ér xǐ lǐ，yīng ér shòu xǐ yí shì
Jana had to leave the baby shower early to go to the hospital.
baby sister n: (youngest female sibling)
SC 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mèi
I was ten when my baby sister was born.
baby step n: figurative (small step)
SC 跬步
SC 一小步
SC 婴儿学步(比喻)
baby talk n: (infantile speech)
SC 儿语
SC 幼儿语
Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language.
baby talk n: (adult imitation)
SC 大人模仿小孩子说的话
We never used baby talk when talking to our children.
baby tooth, plural: baby teeth n: (milk tooth)
SC 乳牙 rǔ yá
SC 乳齿 rǔ yá，rǔ chǐ
My husband is 58, but he still has one baby tooth where a permanent tooth never grew.
Children start to lose their baby teeth at about age six.
baby weight n: (extra weight after pregnancy)
SC 出生体重
baby wipe n: often plural (moist tissue for cleaning a baby)
SC 婴儿湿巾
baby-faced adj: (child-like, cute face)
SC 娃娃脸的
baby's-breath, baby's breath, babies'-breath n: colloquial (flowering plant: Gypsophila)
SC 水香花菜
babydoll, baby-doll n: informal (term of endearment for a woman)
SC 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa
babyproof, baby-proof, baby proof adj: (safe for babies)
SC 对婴儿安全的
babyproof [sth], baby-proof vtr: (make safe for babies)
SC 使…对婴儿安全
babysit, baby-sit vi: (watch over [sb] else's child)
SC 给...做保姆
SC 看孩子
SC 照顾 zhào gù
TC 照顧
TC 照顧
When I was a teenager, I used to babysit to make some money.
Paul and I are going out to dinner tonight, so we've asked the children's auntie to babysit.
babysit [sb], baby-sit vtr: (watch over: [sb] else's child)
SC 为…做保姆 wèi zuò bǎo mǔ
I asked my mother to babysit Tom for me so that I could work an extra shift.
我让我妈妈为我照看汤姆，这样我就可以多做一个班次。
babysitter, baby-sitter n: (childminder)
SC 帮人照顾小孩的人 bāng rén zhào gù xiǎo hái de rén
SC 临时保姆 bāng rén zhào gù xiǎo hái de rén，lín shí bǎo mǔ
Our usual babysitter isn't available tomorrow night, unfortunately.
boomer n: often capitalized, informal, abbreviation (baby boomer)
SC 婴儿潮时期出生的人 yīng ér cháo shí qī chū shēng de rén
My parents are boomers, both born in 1950.
bouncing baby boy n: informal, figurative (healthy newborn male) (非正式用语，比喻)
SC 健壮的婴孩 jiàn zhuàng de yīng hái
Congratulations! You've just given birth to a bouncing baby boy.
bouncing baby girl n: informal, figurative (healthy newborn female)
SC 健康的女婴
buggy (UK), baby buggy (UK), pushchair (UK) n: (child's pushchair)
SC 儿童推车 ér tóng tuī chē
TC 兒童推車
TC 兒童推車
SC 童车 ér tóng tuī chē ，tóng chē
SC 宝宝车 ér tóng tuī chē ，bǎo bǎo chē
Sarah and Ian took their newborn out for a stroll in a buggy.
bump, baby bump n: informal (pregnant abdomen)
SC 孕肚
The pregnant woman stroked her bump affectionately.
孕妇充满柔情地抚摸着自己的孕肚。
bush baby n: (African mammal) (分布于非洲)
SC 婴猴
crybaby, cry-baby n: informal ([sb] who weeps easily) (非正式用语)
SC 爱哭的人，软弱容易哭的人 ài kū de rén，ruǎn ruò róng yì kū de rén
TC 愛哭的人
TC 愛哭的人
Jackie can't go one day without sobbing; she's such a crybaby!
crybaby, cry-baby vi: US, informal (weep easily, feel self-pity)
SC 爱哭的人 ài kū de rén
TC 愛哭的人
TC 愛哭的人
SC 爱哭鬼
Stop crybabying and tidy your room.
deliver a baby v expr: (assist a woman to give birth)
SC 接生 jiē shēng
feeding bottle, baby bottle, baby's bottle, also US: nursing bottle n: (infant's feeding receptacle)
SC 奶瓶 nǎi píng
Nina is breast-fed, so her baby bottle is always filled with water.
have a baby v expr: (give birth)
SC 生孩子 shēng hái zi
The Apollo Hospital is the safest and best place to have a baby.
have a baby v expr: (become parents)
SC 要孩子
My good friend told me that he and his wife plan to have a baby soon.
be left holding the bag, end up holding the bag (US), be left holding the baby (UK) v expr: figurative, informal (bear the blame)
SC 背黑锅
Jelly Baby n: UK, ® (soft gelatine sweet)
SC 娃娃胶糖 wá wá jiāo táng
TC 娃娃膠糖
TC 娃娃膠糖
SC 娃娃软糖
We munched our way through an entire bag of Jelly Babies.
premature baby n: (baby born early)
SC 早产儿 zǎo chǎn er
TC 早產兒
TC 早產兒
A premature baby born before 24 weeks is unlikely to survive.
shaken baby syndrome n: (brain damage to an infant caused by shaking)
SC 婴儿摇晃综合征，摇婴症
tar baby n: US, figurative, offensive! (sticky situation)
SC 无法挣脱的困境
test-tube baby n: informal (person: conceived in-vitro)
SC 试管婴儿 shì guǎn yīng ér
TC 試管嬰兒
TC 試管嬰兒
Test-tube babies are common these days.