Definition
A very young child, especially during the first year of life.
Translations
- English
- baby
- Français
- bébé
- Türkçe
- bebek
- Polski
- niemowlę
- Русский
- младенец
- Українська
- немовля
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Baby
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
baby
/das ˈbeːbi/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Babys
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Baby schläft in seinem Bett.NominativSing.The baby is sleeping in its bed.
- Sie trägt das Baby auf dem Arm.AkkusativSing.She is carrying the baby in her arms.
- Die Mutter gibt dem Baby einen Kuss.DativSing.The mother gives the baby a kiss.
- Das Lächeln des Babys ist ansteckend.GenitivSing.The baby's smile is contagious.
- Im Raum schlafen zwei Babys.NominativPlur.Two babies are sleeping in the room.
- Die Eltern lieben ihre Babys sehr.AkkusativPlur.The parents love their babies very much.
- Die Ärztin untersucht die Babys gründlich.DativPlur.The doctor examines the babies thoroughly.
- Die Gesundheit der Babys ist wichtig.GenitivPlur.The babies' health is important.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Baby/ˈbeːbi/
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Article phrase
das Baby/das ˈbeːbi/
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Plural
Babys/ˈbeːbis/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Baby | die Babys |
| Akkusativ | das Baby | die Babys |
| Dativ | dem Baby | den Babys |
| Genitiv | des Babys | der Babys |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Baby schläft
- Collocationein Baby tragen
- Prepositional constructionfür das Babyfür + Akkusativ
- Collocationein Baby füttern
- Collocationein Baby baden
- Sentence patternDas Baby weint vor Hunger.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSäugling
Säugling is the more technical term for a Baby in the first year of life.
- Broader termKind
- Related termKleinkind
Baby and Kleinkind refer to successive early developmental stages and are not identical.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Baby“ is a synchronically simple noun without any recognizably productive German word formation.
Word family
- Babysitter — male babysitter