Babying

Synonyms for "babying" (20 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
carecoddlecoddlingcolloquial label

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

Related words (10)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries
attitudebehaviorbehavioral patterncarelinguistic usagemaintenanceparentingparenting styleprotectiontreatment

More specific

14 entries
coddlingcossetingdelicate handlingeducational infantilizationfigurative usegentle handlinghelicopter parentingindulgencelawnmower parentingpamperingpejorative sensespoilingtiger parentingworkplace infantilization

Collocations

14 entries
babying approachbabying behaviorbabying strategycoddling styledelicate handlingexcessive babyingexcessive indulgencegentle handlinghelicopter parentingindulgent careoverprotective parentingpampered equipmentparental babyingprotective care

Inflections

5 entries
babiedbabiesbabyingsmore babyingmost babying

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You will make a softy of him with your always babying.

Source: tatoeba (10659501)

Mother hangs around babying me as if I were six years old!

Source: tatoeba (12009417)

He was always babying the kids.

Source: tatoeba (12903450)

She thought that if she had been beautiful instead of so plain then she might have made out better, but the plainness perhaps went the worst against her; it worked together with the babyings from an Indian; […]

Source: wiktionary

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