crybaby

[ krahy-bey-bee ]

noun

, plural cry·ba·bies.

1. a person, especially a child, who cries readily for very little reason.
2. a person who complains too much, usually in a whining manner.

verb (used without object)

, cry·ba·bied, cry·ba·by·ing.

1. Also cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.

crybaby

/ ˈkraɪˌbeɪbɪ /

noun

1. a person, esp a child, given to frequent crying or complaint

Word History and Origins

Origin of crybaby¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; cry + baby

Example Sentences

In general, we want to think people will respond to that, not calling someone a crybaby.

From The Daily Beast

For all this talk o the is an was, an all these thoughts o the why, an all the crybaby My Gods!

From Project Gutenberg

What a crybaby you must think me, she said presently, in a limp voice.

From Project Gutenberg

Prince Andrew and his sister, hand in hand, kissed one another, and he told her she was still the same crybaby as ever.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• whiner
• wimp