Baby

Vintage drawing of a girl spanking an infant sibling.

Noun

1. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk. eg "isn't she too young to have a baby?" (Also babe, infant)
2. A very young child (birth to 3 years) who has not fully mastered walking (includes toddlers).
3. A very young mammal. eg "baby rabbits"
4. The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young). eg "the baby of the family"
5. An immature childish person. eg "stop being a baby!"
6. A project of personal concern to someone. eg "this project is his baby"
7. A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend.

Verb

1. Treat with excessive indulgence. eg "You baby him too much" (Also pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge)

Babies and spanking

Occasionally babies are given a single smack to get their attention, but it is rare for them to be given a spanking, particularly in recent times.

Babies and ageplay

Babies are totally dependent on others for their needs. Because of this, age players, in particular infantilists, can find such a role to be either a form of complete submission or, particularly when a person is forced or commanded to assume an baby like role, a source of major humiliation.

See also

• Toddler
• Diaper
• baby in Wiktionary