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baby

/ˈbeɪbi/ /ˈbeɪbi/
Informal
  1. 1 (birine) bebek muamelesi yapmak, (birini) şımartmak

Definition (English)

To treat someone with too much care, as if that person were a small child.

Example Sentences

  1. Stop babying him; he's old enough to cook for himself.
    Ona bebek muamelesi yapmayı bırak, kendi yemeğini yapacak yaşta.
  2. My grandmother still babies me when I visit.
    Ziyaretine gittiğimde babaannem beni hâlâ şımartıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
Past babied
/ˈbeɪbid/
Participle babied
/ˈbeɪbid/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedbaby → babied

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. babied /ˈbeɪbid/

Synonyms

pamperspoilmollycoddle

Collocations

baby someonestop babying someone

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