crybaby
/ˈkraɪbeɪbi/noun
उच्चारण क्राइबेबी
रोतला, रोंदू, छोटी-छोटी बात पर रोने वाला
Basic word
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[C] informal, disapproving
a person, especially a child, who cries too often or complains without good reason
रोतला, रोंदू, छोटी-छोटी बात पर रोने वाला
- Stop being such a crybaby and finish your homework.
- The other boys called him a crybaby.
- Don't be a crybaby just because you lost the game.
+ 2 more examples
- My little cousin is a crybaby and sobs at every small thing.
- Nobody likes being called a crybaby in front of friends.
Synonyms whiner moaner
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a crybaby (countable noun)
A person, especially a child, who cries too often or complains about small things. It is informal and often rude.
वह व्यक्ति, विशेषकर बच्चा, जो बहुत रोता है या छोटी बातों पर शिकायत करता है। यह अनौपचारिक और प्रायः अपमानजनक है।
- Don't be such a crybaby.
- His friends called him a crybaby.
plural: crybabies
The y changes to ies in the plural.
Plural में y बदलकर ies हो जाता है।
- The twins were real crybabies.
call someone a crybaby
Use call + person + a crybaby for an insult or a tease.
अपमान या छेड़छाड़ के लिए 'call + person + a crybaby' आता है।
- Don't call your sister a crybaby.
register
Avoid it in polite or formal speech; say a sensitive child or a child who cries easily.
विनम्र या औपचारिक वार्ता में इससे बचें; 'a sensitive child' या 'a child who cries easily' कहें।
- He is a sensitive boy who cries easily.
crybaby vs whiner
A crybaby cries or sulks; a whiner complains in an irritating voice. Both are informal and rude.
Crybaby रोता या मुँह फुलाता है; whiner खीजकर शिकायतें करता है। दोनों अनौपचारिक और रूखे शब्द हैं।
- He was a crybaby as a child and a whiner as an adult.
+Collocations 5
adjective + crybaby
biglittlerealtotalsuch a
- Don't be such a big crybaby.
verb + crybaby
beact likebehave likecall someoneturn into
- He acts like a crybaby when he loses.
crybaby + noun
tearsbehaviourattitudeface
- Her crybaby behaviour annoyed the teacher.
crybaby + context
on the playgroundin classat homeat the match
- Nobody wants a crybaby on the team.
crybaby + reaction
laugh atteasescoldcomfort
- The boys teased the little crybaby.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's brother is a crybaby whenever he loses at carrom.
राधिका का भाई carrom में हारने पर हर बार रोने लगता है।
- The coach told the player not to be a crybaby about a missed catch.
कोच ने खिलाड़ी से कहा कि छूटे कैच पर रोना-धोना न करे।
- She hated being called a crybaby in front of her friends.
दोस्तों के सामने 'रोतली' कहलाना उसे बुरा लगता था।
- The little crybaby ran to his mother over a scratch.
छोटा रोंदू एक खरोंच पर माँ के पास दौड़ गया।
- Stop acting like a crybaby and tell me what happened.
रोतलों जैसा व्यवहार बंद करो और बताओ क्या हुआ।
- Grown men also cry; that does not make them crybabies.
वयस्क पुरुष भी रोते हैं; इससे वे रोंदू नहीं हो जाते।
- The teacher gently told the class never to tease a crybaby.
शिक्षक ने कक्षा से प्रेमपूर्वक कहा कि किसी रोतले बच्चे को कभी न चिढ़ाएँ।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Don't be a cry baby.
✓ Don't be a crybaby.
The noun is written as one word.
यह noun एक ही शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।