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Examples of babying

babying
That means babying the transplants for a year or two as they develop deep roots.
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If her babying gets on your every last nerve, put yourself in her shoes.
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He wanted me babying that arm to the point where I didn't allow it to swing when I walked.
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Your new lady friend may be babying her dog because she lacks other emotional sustenance.
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Stop babying the bad guys when they show no mercy for the innocent.
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It just sounds as if you are babying them too much after they emerge.
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Carey, who is in London to promote a new album, admits she spends a lot of time babying herself.
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All the babying, from sanding and sodding to misting, is apparent.
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But some teams are going overboard babying their best prospects.
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More examples
  • A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
  • Pamper: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
  • The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
  • Child: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
  • An unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside"
  • (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
  • An infant or baby is the very young offspring of humans. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. ...
  • The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948.
  • Disco Defenders is Alcazar's third studio album, which was released on 11 March 2009 in Sweden, and internationally in May 2009. The album features two discs: "Now" (new Alcazar songs) and "Then" (featuring some of their older hits). ...