crybaby

[krahy-bey-bee]

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.

verb (used without object)

crybabied, crybabying 

1. Also cry-baby. 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

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

Even a self-pity party for bigots draws a line at crybaby antics from the richest man in the world.

From Salon

"They are crybabies of the highest order," she wrote, noting that the main tone of Trump's fanbase is self-pity over the smallest stuff.

From Salon

"They are crybabies of the highest order," she notes, bellyaching non-stop because liberals continue to hold them in contempt.

From Salon

Related Words

• whiner 
• wimp