baby
noun
an infant or very young child.
babying
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present participleof baby.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But as for the Mariners babying him and not letting him come back, you’d be 100 percent incorrect on this situation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
But breaking the habit of babying your puppy will prep it for being touched by other people in different situations.
From Fox News ● Mar. 23, 2022
We don’t need a lot of hand-holding and babying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
“To me, the baseball players, if they stop babying the pitchers — a lot of those guys they’ve come up hitting all their life and they’re really good players,” Del Rio said with a smile.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Blake held up a piece of the bread and asked his mother, “Why are you babying her?”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
