baby
/ˈbeɪbi/noun
उच्चारण बेबी
शिशु, बच्चा
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a very young child or animal
शिशु, बच्चा
- a newborn baby
- The baby giggled whenever her father made a funny face.
- The baby fell asleep in her mother's arms on the train.
+ 2 more examples
- Our cat gave birth to four baby kittens last night.
- Radhika took photos of the elephant and its baby at the zoo.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a baby / babies (countable)
Baby is countable. The plural is babies, because y after a consonant changes to -ies.
'Baby' गणनीय है। बहुवचन 'babies' बनता है, क्योंकि व्यंजन के बाद आने वाला y बदलकर -ies हो जाता है।
- The nurse looked after three babies in the ward.
- A baby cries when it is hungry.
give birth to + a baby
Use give birth to, with to, before the child. The mother is the subject.
बच्चे से पहले 'give birth to' आता है, जिसमें 'to' ज़रूरी है; माँ वाक्य का subject होती है।
- She gave birth to a baby girl at the district hospital.
baby + noun (modifier)
Baby before a noun means very young or small: baby food, baby elephant, baby steps, baby teeth.
Noun से पहले 'baby' का अर्थ बहुत छोटा या नन्हा होता है: baby food, baby elephant, baby steps।
- The baby elephant followed its mother to the river.
- Learn grammar in baby steps, one concept at a time.
baby as a verb or informal use
Informally, to baby someone means to treat them too gently, and calling an adult a baby shows they are acting childishly.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'baby someone' का अर्थ किसी से ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा नरमी से पेश आना है, और बड़े को baby कहना उसके बचकाने व्यवहार को दर्शाता है।
- Do not baby him; let him solve it on his own.
- Stop behaving like a baby.
+Collocations 4
adjective + baby
newbornhealthyprematuresleepingcrying
- The healthy baby was weighed soon after birth.
verb + baby
havecarryfeedrockbathe
- Radhika rocked the baby to sleep.
baby + noun
foodclothesoilsitterboy
- She works as a baby sitter on weekends.
baby + animal
elephanttigermonkeybirdgoat
- A baby monkey clung to its mother in the temple courtyard.
“More examples 5
- The baby smiled at everyone who visited her cradle.
बच्ची उसके पालने के पास आने वाले हर व्यक्ति को देखकर मुस्कुराई।
- Radhika's aunt is expecting a baby in March.
राधिका की मौसी मार्च में बच्चे को जन्म देने वाली हैं।
- At the zoo, we watched a baby giraffe take its first steps.
चिड़ियाघर में हमने जिराफ़ के एक बच्चे को अपने पहले कदम चलते देखा।
- Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater; some parts of the plan are good.
बुराई के साथ अच्छाई को भी न फेंक दें; योजना के कुछ हिस्से अच्छे हैं।
- He is the baby of the family, so everyone spoils him.
वह परिवार का सबसे छोटा सदस्य है, इसलिए सब उसे लाड़-प्यार से बिगाड़ते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There are five babys in the ward.
✓ There are five babies in the ward.
A word ending in consonant + y changes y to -ies in the plural.
व्यंजन + y पर समाप्त होने वाले शब्द का बहुवचन y हटाकर -ies लगाने से बनता है।
✗ She gave birth a baby boy last night.
✓ She gave birth to a baby boy last night.
The phrase is give birth to; the preposition to cannot be dropped.
Phrase 'give birth to' है; इसमें 'to' हटाया नहीं जा सकता।
✗ The baby is crying since morning.
✓ The baby has been crying since morning.
An action continuing from a past time up to now needs the present perfect continuous.
बीते समय से अब तक जारी क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
¶Idioms 1
throw the baby out with the bathwater
to lose the good parts of something when you are trying to get rid of the parts you do not want
बुराई के साथ अच्छाई भी गँवा देना
- Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater; keep the good parts of the plan.
§Grammar and usage
The plural of baby is babies (-y after a consonant changes to -ies).
Baby का plural babies है (व्यंजन के बाद -y बदलकर -ies)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Throw the baby out with the bathwater, a baby boom (a period when many babies are born), be left holding the baby (be left with responsibility for a problem), like taking candy from a baby (very easy).
Idioms: throw the baby out with the bathwater, a baby boom (जब बहुत बच्चे पैदा हों), be left holding the baby (समस्या की ज़िम्मेदारी अकेले रह जाना), like taking candy from a baby (बहुत आसान)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A newborn baby up to 28 days is a neonate; a baby that can just walk a toddler; the killing of a newborn infanticide.
28 दिन तक का नवजात neonate; जो बस चलना सीखा हो toddler; नवजात की हत्या infanticide।