" babies "

[Noun]  | "ba*by" | \ ˈbā-bē \

1: an extremely young child; especially : infant —sometimes used of an adult daughter or son to express parental nostalgia or affection

2: an extremely young animal

3: the youngest of a group

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English, from babe;

[Noun]  | "anchor baby" 

1: a baby born to an immigrant in a country having birthright citizenship

Origin: 1993 ;

 From the comparison of such a child, who supposedly provides a base by which other family members can gain legal residence, to an anchor that keeps a ship in place;

[Noun]  | "blue baby" 

1: an infant with cyanosis usually from a congenital heart defect in which venous and arterial blood are mingled

Origin: 1858 ;

[Noun]  | "bush baby" 

1: any of several small nocturnal arboreal African primates (Galago and related genera of the family Galagidae) with large eyes, long ears, a long tail, and elongated hind limbs that enable them to leap with great agility —called also galago

Origin: 1835 ;

[Noun]  | "crack baby" 

1: an infant subjected to prolonged exposure to crack cocaine in the mother's womb

Origin: 1986 ;

[Noun]  | "Dutch baby" 

1: a large puffy bread that is made from a thin batter of eggs, flour, and milk and that is baked usually in a skillet and served with sweet or savory toppings

Origin: 1927 ;

 Of uncertain origin;

  * Note : The nature of the allusion implied in the name is unclear. An obvious correspondence might be between the inflated look of the pancake and the stereotypical rotund healthiness of Dutch (or German) babies. Dutch baby has been associated with Manca's Café, a restaurant in Seattle that allegedly introduced the dish in the early twentieth century (see: Seattle Star, November 27, 1944, p. 4), but there appear to be no early citations that support this connection. (The Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, has no evidence earlier than 1927.) Note that "Leedle Dutch Baby" was an oft-reprinted poem written by James Whitcomb Riley in a spelling purporting to reflect a Dutch or German accent.;

[Noun]  | "nepo baby" | \ ˈne-(ˌ)pō- \

1: a person who gains success or opportunities through familial connections; especially : a child of a famous parent (such as an actor, musician, entrepreneur, or politician)

Origin: 1992 ;

[Noun]  | "tar baby" 

1: something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself

Origin: 1882 ;

 From the tar baby that trapped Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris;

[Noun]  | "war baby" 

1: a person born or conceived during a war

Origin: 1871 ;

[Verb]  | "baby" 

1: to tend to indulge with often excessive or inappropriate care and solicitude

2: to use or treat with care

Origin: 1744 ;

 Verbal derivative of {see: |baby:1|baby:1};

[Noun]  | "babies" 

[Noun]  | "baby" 

[Verb]  | "babies" 

[Verb]  | "baby"