baby — EN↔FR

baby /BrE ˈbeɪbi

, AmE ˈbeɪbi

noun

1 (child) bébé m

to have a baby avoir un bébé

Baby Jesus le petit Jésus

she's the baby of the family c'est la petite dernière or

don't be such a baby informal ne fais pas le bébé!

2 (youngest) (of team, group) benjamin m/benjamine f

3 informal (pet project)

the show/project is his baby (his invention) le spectacle/projet est sa création; (his special responsibility) il a la responsabilité du spectacle/projet

4 (mainly US) informal (girlfriend) copine f; (boyfriend) copain m

5 (mainly US) (as address) (to girlfriend) chérie f; (to boyfriend) chéri m

6 US informal (admired object) (car, plane etc) petite merveille f

adjective

before n

[brother, sister] petit; [animal] bébé-; [vegetable] nain; [clothes, product, food] pour bébés

baby daughter petite fille

baby son petit garçon

baby bird oisillon m

transitive verb

informal, derogatory dorloter

Idioms

I was left holding the baby informal

on m'a refilé le bébé informal

to throw the baby out with the bathwater informal

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain

smooth as a baby's bottom informal

doux/douce comme une peau de bébé