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Baby

(Englisch)

  1. (neuter, strong) baby (infant)
  2. (neuter, slang, strong) baby (term of endearment for a lover)

Frequenz

A1
Dialekte

Graubünden

Graubünden

baby

Daten bereitgestellt von: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbeːbi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Mid-19th-century borrowing from English baby. The use as a term of endearment is a later borrowing from late-20th-century pop culture; it remains far more common in pop music than in real life.

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