crybaby

American  

[krahy-bey-bee] / ˈkraɪˌbeɪ bi /

noun

plural

crybabies

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.

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verb (used without object)

crybabied, crybabying

1. Also cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.

crybaby British  

/ ˈkraɪˌbeɪbɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of crybaby

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

Example Sentences

Here she’s dealing with a smooth talker doling out empty promises, a crybaby who can’t decide what he wants, even a guy so fixated on self-betterment that he’s lost interest in the bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times

It's also because it's the car of crybabies.

From Salon

Maybe I'm a crybaby, but you make a movie and you like it, you feel like it's not seen enough.

From Salon

The Angels’ injuries have made the season difficult enough without a manager acting like a crybaby every time a call doesn’t go his way.

From Los Angeles Times

Those are the adult facts, but the crybabies do not comprehend how little power they have.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• whiner
• wimp