Neuter
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Baby
- (neuter, strong) baby (infant)
- (neuter, slang, strong) baby (term of endearment for a lover)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbeːbi/
Etymology
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.
Related words
kleines Kind
neuer Erdenbürger
Putzerl
Bambino
Bunny
f
Kleines
junge Frau
Liebesgöttin
Schnuckelchen
Liebster
neugeborenes Kind
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