| 词组 | baby |
| 释义 | baby /ˈbeɪbi/ noun a very young childphrasesa baby is born Let me know as soon as the baby is born.a baby is due (=is expected to be born) When is your baby due?give birth to a baby Sue gave birth to a baby boy.verbs + babyhave a baby She had her first baby when she was 16 years old.be having/expecting a baby (=be pregnant) My wife’s expecting a baby.deliver a baby (=help a woman to give birth to a baby) Usually your baby will be delivered by a midwife.abandon a baby (=leave your baby somewhere because you do not want it) The baby was found abandoned outside the hospital. | A disturbing number of babies are abandoned by their mothers.change a baby (=change its nappy) Could you change the baby for me?look after a baby (=take care of it) Will you look after the baby for half an hour?feed a baby She picked up the baby and began to feed her.breast-feed/bottle-feed a baby (=give it milk from your breast, or from a bottle) 63% of new mothers breast-feed their babies.wean a baby (=start giving it solid food) What is the best age to wean a baby?lose a baby (=have a baby that dies when it is born too soon) She was three months pregnant when she lost the baby.abandon a baby (=leave your baby somewhere because you do not want it) The baby was found abandoned outside the hospital. | A disturbing number of babies are abandoned by their mothers. Don’t say She is waiting a baby. Say She is expecting a baby.Have a baby or be having a baby?If a woman has a baby, it is born: She had the baby at home (=it was born at home). You often use having a baby when saying that a woman is pregnant: My sister is having a baby and she has to go to hospital for regular check-ups.baby + verbsa baby arrives (=it is born) I’d like to decorate the nursery before the baby arrives.a baby is conceived (=the woman becomes pregnant) The baby was conceived soon after they were married.a baby cries/screams The baby cried all night.a baby moves/kicks After about 20 weeks, you will feel the baby moving inside you.a baby is teething (=teeth are appearing in its mouth) If your baby starts crying a lot, he or she may be teething.a baby feeds (=drinks its milk) Don’t talk to the baby when he’s feeding.adjectivesa young/small/little/tiny baby Young babies need a lot of sleep. | She’s just a little baby.a two-day-old/six-month-old etc baby You can’t go into work with a three-month-old baby.a newborn baby (=recently born) There’s plenty of help and advice for people with newborn babies.an unborn baby (=not yet born) Drinking alcohol is bad for your unborn baby.a healthy baby She gave birth to a healthy baby girl.a contented baby (=usually happy) Danielle was a lovely contented baby.sb’s first/second etc baby Is this your first baby?a premature baby (=born before the normal time) Lesley’s baby was three weeks premature.a test-tube baby (=a baby that is produced when scientists put the sperm and the egg together and then put it into the mother’s body) She was the world’s first test-tube baby.a stillborn baby (=born dead) We offer help and support to parents of stillborn babies.an unwanted baby Unwanted babies were frequently abandoned in the streets.an illegitimate baby (=born to an unmarried mother) The number of illegitimate babies is rising.baby + nounsa baby boy/girl She’s just had a baby girl.a baby son/daughter/brother/sister The little boy now has a baby sister.the baby boom (=the period when a lot of babies are born) He was born in the baby boom of the 1960s.baby food/milk/clothes/seat/blanket etc The baby likes his new baby food.baby talk (=language used to talk to babies) He always spoke correctly – no baby talk.baby teeth (=the first set of teeth that fall out and are replaced by adult teeth)a baby monitor (=a piece of equipment that lets you hear a baby in a different room)baby wipes (=wet pieces of material you clean a baby with then throw away)THESAURUS: baby toddler a baby who has learned how to walk: The playground has a special area for toddlers. infant formal a baby or a very young child: The disease is mainly found in infants. little one spoken informal a baby, or a small child up to the age of about three: How old is your little one? young the babies of an animal or bird: Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch. litter a group of baby animals that are born at the same time to the same mother: Our cat has just had a litter of six kittens. |
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