babies
plural of baby
babies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baby
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"by, n.; pl. Babies. Etym: [Dim. of babe]
Definition: An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
2. A small image of an infant; a doll. Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another. She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes. Heywood.
Ba"by, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. "Baby figure" Shak.
Ba"by, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babied (p. pr. & vb. n.Babying.]
Definition: To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
