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BABYING
Verb
babying
present participle of baby
Noun
babying (plural babyings)
The act of coddling or pampering somebody.
Source: Wiktionary
BABY
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
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