An unborn or newly born human being; a fetus, an infant.

A baby, an infant; (also) a doll.

A little child, an infant.

A child during the earliest period of life (or still unborn); now most usually applied to a child in arms, a babe; but often extended to include any…

A very young child; a baby. Formerly also: †a child of any age (obsolete). Now chiefly literary and somewhat archaic, often in fixed phrases, as ne…

A little child.

A very young child, esp. one not yet able to walk and dependent on the care of others; an infant. Also applied to an unborn child. Formerly also…

A plaything, toy; in quots. 1440 1500 said of a baby.

A baby; a toddler; (also) a rag doll. Cf. moppet, n.2

A newly-baptized child, still wearing the chrisom or christening robe; an innocent babe; an infant that died within a month of baptism.

A person of tender years; a young child.

gen. Infant, babe, innocent.

A little child.

A little flower; in quot. 1648 figurative for an infant.

A little brat, an infant.

a baby.

Said playfully of a newborn child. Usually little stranger.

child (also infant, baby) in arms: a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby. Cf. babe in arms n. at babe, n. phrases.

An infant in arms.

A very small or tiny child.

A child, a baby; spec. an image of the infant Jesus in swaddling-clothes, exhibited at Christmas in churches in Italy.

A very young child.

A tiny one, a very small child, an infant. Usually in plural tinies (cf. grown-up, n.).

Something very small, or very small in comparison with others of its type; spec. (colloquial and regional) a small child.

? One who trudges; a toddling child.

colloquial. A toddling child, a toddler. Cf. toddles, n. Now rare.

(A nickname for) a toddling child or toddler.

A young child over which one yearns.

Applied to persons. A small child, a chit.

A young child; (now) spec. a child who is learning to walk.

A baby, a child.

With premodifying adjective, esp. in new arrival: a baby, esp. a newborn.

Extremely tiny; very small. Also as n.: a very small child; a baby.

(a name for) a toddling child or toddler; cf. toddleskin n. at toddles, n. derivatives.

A very small living creature, esp. a tiny child. Also (in extended use): any object which is a small example of its kind. Cf. miting, n.

A toddling child; also, a small or young animal. colloquial.

A tiny baby. Also as a term of endearment.

Originally: †a nesting bird, a nestling (obsolete). Now only in extended use (rare): a little child.

a child which has to be fed with a spoon.

A baby, a small child. Often as a familiar form of address. Cf. bub, n.7

A baby, a child.

A baby, a small child. Often as a nickname or form of address.

slang. and colloquial. A little child.

a toddling child, a toddler; cf. toddlekins n. at toddle, n. derivatives.

A newborn human or animal.

A young child. Also figurative.

slang. A little child; a baby.

Esp. in children's language: a baby. Also as a form of address.

a baby.

a little child.

Chiefly English regional. A baby, a child.

Australian and New Zealand slang. A baby.

= kiddy, n. 2 (usually jocular or affected). Also attributive.

A baby or small child. Cf. sprog, n. 2.