How to Use baby in a Sentence

baby

1 of 2 noun
  • The baby is just learning to crawl.
  • I hear the baby crying.
  • My sister is the baby of the family.
  • Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn.
  • Nothing's gone right since my baby went away.
  • When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.
  • In each stroller was a pink baby.
    — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Look at our fresh-faced baby boy.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In one of those piles was our baby girl.
    — Vaughan Bagley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Shout out to my boys and my baby girl, man.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And those new homes open the door to babies.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, the same goes for the baby girls.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • North chilled out on the couch with her baby bro.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • This could be my fairy tale, my path, my baby.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
  • Krisan is due to give birth to a baby boy next month.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Take a look around your home, and baby-proof it for your pet.
    — Angela Hatem, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Oh, the blond twins are iPad babies?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
  • Hoping to see some baby birds in a few months?
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To see my baby boy on the other side of that glass.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The baby is the size of a slice of papaya.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • But her 30s came and went, and no baby came.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Push your baby on a swing in the playground.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • The term is also used for baby goats.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The term is also used for baby goats.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Her baby had never latched well on that side.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • The lives of women and babies are on the line.
    — Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Make safe sleep choices even when the baby is sick.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But guess what — my baby mama gonna be straight.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The baby was seen in a blue onesie.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But here are more of the baby name details.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025

baby

2 of 2 verb
  • That boy will never learn to stand up for himself if you don't stop babying him.
  • He was babying his injured foot.
  • Outside the woods the whole world babied her.
    — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Now, dad can carry the kitchen sink and baby with him at all times!
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • From cars and dolls to baby toys and video games, your gift list is covered.
    — Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • What about shooting the show with a kid and now baby onboard?
    — Jennifer Konerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Could baby owls and eagles be the key to stopping the spread of bird flu?
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • No one’s babying him (at Houston).
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • My little boy gave me another four months to baby him and love him more than anything.
    — cleveland, 25 May 2022
  • Once there, the spiky birds—armed with a full set of teeth and wings with claws—weren’t babied like their modern relatives.
    — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 8 June 2017
  • Either go out and get one or take this opportunity to baby your hands and feet.
    — Sara Miranda, Allure, 12 Aug. 2021
  • His daughter rubbed her mother's stomach, and talked to baby Gabriel.
    — Chiamaka Ofulue, CNN, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.
    — Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The offerings range from crazy knick-knacks to baby outfits, a variety of footwear and much more.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Feb. 2021
  • So the big question now is, which type of football will baby Gianna grow up to play, if at all?
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On a starlit night long ago, as the story goes, three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus in a stable.
    — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019
  • People can order just about anything online, from couches to baby swings to a new cellphone.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • The video shows Joey's life as a mom to baby Indiana and wife to Rory.
    — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 14 Mar. 2016
  • The song began with Rodriguez singing her lullaby to baby Lopez.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 May 2021
  • In one tight scene, a friend urges her to get up from the dinner table to attend to her depressed son, while her husband urges her not to baby the boy.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
  • The piñatas were crafted in the form of a star, representing the light that guided the three wise men to baby Jesus.
    — Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Your pro dance partner Artem is a new father to baby Mateo, has that inspired you for a new chapter?
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Many blessings to baby Hailey, who starts crying at the perfect time to get Toby to stop and walk out of the room.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Doctors encourage parents to use one of the many safe alternatives to baby walkers out there.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 26 Sep. 2018
  • That date marks the Christian holiday of Epiphany, when three kings brought presents to baby Jesus.
    — Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022
  • As the biblical Christmas story goes, the wise men saw a star and followed it to baby Jesus.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2021
  • After a long, excruciating wait in which some grievances are aired, Kate gives birth to baby Jack.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021
  • Dylan Dreyer's sons are learning how to be big brothers to baby Russell James.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Joining them on the baby front are Andrei and Elizabeth, who are now parents to baby Eleanor.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019

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