A very young child

• nursling

  1. A nursing infant or young animal.
  2. A carefully nurtured person or thing.

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  1. A nursing infant or young animal.
  2. A carefully nurtured person or thing.

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• newborn

  1. Very recently born:
  2. Born anew:
  3. A neonate.

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  1. Very recently born:
  2. Born anew:
  3. A neonate.

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• neonate

  1. A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

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  1. A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

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• infant

  1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  2. A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  3. A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

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  1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  2. A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  3. A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

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• bambino

  1. A child; a baby.
  2. A representation of the infant Jesus.

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  1. A child; a baby.
  2. A representation of the infant Jesus.

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• babe

  1. A baby; an infant.
  2. An innocent or naive person.
  3. A young woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

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  1. A baby; an infant.
  2. An innocent or naive person.
  3. A young woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

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A person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way

• weakling

  1. One of weak constitution or character.

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  1. One of weak constitution or character.

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• mollycoddle

  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward.
  2. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

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  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward.
  2. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

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• milquetoast

  1. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.

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  1. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.

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• milksop

  1. A man lacking courage and other qualities deemed manly.

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  1. A man lacking courage and other qualities deemed manly.

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To treat with indulgence and often overtender care

• spoil

  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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• pamper

  1. To treat with excessive indulgence:
  2. To give in to; gratify:
  3. To indulge with rich food; glut.

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  1. To treat with excessive indulgence:
  2. To give in to; gratify:
  3. To indulge with rich food; glut.

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• overindulge

  1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
  2. To indulge (a person) excessively:
  3. To indulge in something to excess.

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  1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
  2. To indulge (a person) excessively:
  3. To indulge in something to excess.

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• mollycoddle

  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward.
  2. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

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  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward.
  2. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

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• indulge

  1. To yield to (a desire or whim); gratify:
  2. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
  3. To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

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  1. To yield to (a desire or whim); gratify:
  2. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
  3. To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

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• cosset

  1. To pamper.
  2. A pet, especially a pet lamb.

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  1. To pamper.
  2. A pet, especially a pet lamb.

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• coddle

  1. To cook in water just below the boiling point:
  2. To treat indulgently; baby.

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  1. To cook in water just below the boiling point:
  2. To treat indulgently; baby.

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• cater

  1. To provide food or entertainment.
  2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister:
  3. To provide food service for:

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  1. To provide food or entertainment.
  2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister:
  3. To provide food service for:

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Infantile

• juvenile

  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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• babyish

  1. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.

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  1. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.

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• youthful

  1. Characterized by youth; young:
  2. Typical of or suggesting youth:
  3. In an early stage of development; new:

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  1. Characterized by youth; young:
  2. Typical of or suggesting youth:
  3. In an early stage of development; new:

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Small

• tiny

  1. Extremely small:

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  1. Extremely small:

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• miniature

  1. A copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size.
  2. Something small of its class.
  3. A small painting executed with great detail, often on a surface such as ivory or vellum.

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  1. A copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size.
  2. Something small of its class.
  3. A small painting executed with great detail, often on a surface such as ivory or vellum.

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• diminutive

  1. Extremely or extraordinarily small.
  2. Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
  3. A diminutive suffix, word, or name.

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  1. Extremely or extraordinarily small.
  2. Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
  3. A diminutive suffix, word, or name.

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An infant

• another mouth to feed

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• bundle-of-joy

  1. (idiomatic) A newborn baby.
  2. (idiomatic, less common) A pet.

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  1. (idiomatic) A newborn baby.
  2. (idiomatic, less common) A pet.

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• bundle from heaven

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• (little) accident

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• little newcomer

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• little stranger

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• pledge of love

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• cherub

  1. A winged celestial being.
  2. The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  3. A putto.

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  1. A winged celestial being.
  2. The second of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  3. A putto.

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• kid

  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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• enfant (French)

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• bambino (Italian)

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• papoose

  1. A Native American infant or very young child.
  2. A cradleboard.

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  1. A Native American infant or very young child.
  2. A cradleboard.

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• little-one

  1. A child.
  2. A term of endearment, especially toward children.

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  1. A child.
  2. A term of endearment, especially toward children.

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• young one

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• bairn

  1. A child.

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  1. A child.

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• brat

  1. A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one.
  2. A child of a career military person.

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  1. A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one.
  2. A child of a career military person.

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• youngling

  1. A living being that is young, especially a young person.

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  1. A living being that is young, especially a young person.

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• tot

  1. A small child.
  2. A small amount, as of liquor.

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  1. A small child.
  2. A small amount, as of liquor.

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• toddler

  1. One who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.

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  1. One who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.

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• child

  1. A person between birth and puberty.
  2. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.
  3. An unborn infant; a fetus.

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  1. A person between birth and puberty.
  2. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.
  3. An unborn infant; a fetus.

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• preemie

  1. A prematurely born infant.

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  1. A prematurely born infant.

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• neonate

  1. A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

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  1. A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.

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• babe-in-arms

  1. (idiomatic) An infant.
  2. A likeness to an infant being cradled in the arms of a parent or caretaker.

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  1. (idiomatic) An infant.
  2. A likeness to an infant being cradled in the arms of a parent or caretaker.

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• suckling

  1. A young mammal that has not been weaned.
  2. Unweaned.

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  1. A young mammal that has not been weaned.
  2. Unweaned.

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• nursling

  1. A nursing infant or young animal.
  2. A carefully nurtured person or thing.

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  1. A nursing infant or young animal.
  2. A carefully nurtured person or thing.

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• babe

  1. A baby; an infant.
  2. An innocent or naive person.
  3. A young woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

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  1. A baby; an infant.
  2. An innocent or naive person.
  3. A young woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

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• newborn

  1. Very recently born:
  2. Born anew:
  3. A neonate.

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  1. Very recently born:
  2. Born anew:
  3. A neonate.

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• infant

  1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  2. A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  3. A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

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  1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  2. A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  3. A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

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The youngest or smallest of a group

• the baby of the family

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• youngest

  1. superlative form of young: most young
  2. Most recently begun or formed.
  3. (card games) Receiving dealt cards last, i.e. immediately before the next deal to the eldest.

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  1. superlative form of young: most young
  2. Most recently begun or formed.
  3. (card games) Receiving dealt cards last, i.e. immediately before the next deal to the eldest.

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• junior

  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Intended for or including youthful persons:
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Intended for or including youthful persons:
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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A beginner

• apprentice

  1. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.
  2. One who is learning a trade or occupation, especially as a member of a labor union.
  3. A beginner; a learner.

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  1. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.
  2. One who is learning a trade or occupation, especially as a member of a labor union.
  3. A beginner; a learner.

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• novice

  1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
  2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.

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  1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
  2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.

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• learner

  1. One that is learning

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  1. One that is learning

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A timid or helpless person

• wimp

  1. A timid or unadventurous person:
  2. To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out :

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  1. A timid or unadventurous person:
  2. To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out :

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• sissy

  1. A person regarded as timid or cowardly.
  2. A boy or man regarded as effeminate.
  3. Sister.

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  1. A person regarded as timid or cowardly.
  2. A boy or man regarded as effeminate.
  3. Sister.

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• coward

  1. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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  1. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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• crybaby

  1. A person who cries or complains frequently with little cause.

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  1. A person who cries or complains frequently with little cause.

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