Baby
German, noun/ˈbeːbi/
Baby is spelled B-A-B-Y (4 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written German, the 1,666th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baby is a German neuter noun meaning “baby (infant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kind, das sich noch im ersten Lebensjahr befindet”.
What does Baby mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbaby (infant)
- 2
neuterslangbaby (term of endearment for a lover)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kind, das sich noch im ersten Lebensjahr befindet 2. Kind im Allgemeinen, Tierjunges 3. liebevolle Bezeichnung für die Partnerin/den Partner in einer Beziehung 4. Bezeichnung von Männern für ein hübsches Mädchen (mit sexistischer oder chauvinistischer Konnotation)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Baby
- Babys genitive
- Babies plural proscribed
- Babylein diminutive neuter
- Babychen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Baby?
- /ˈbeːbi/
- /ˈbɛɪ̯bi/
- [ˈbeːbi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Baby
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Baby in German?
Baby appears 51 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).