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单词 crybaby
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crybaby

[ krahy-bey-bee ]
/ ˈkraɪˌbeɪ bi /
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noun, plural cry·ba·bies.

a person, especially a child, who cries readily for very little reason.
a person who complains too much, usually in a whining manner.

verb (used without object), cry·ba·bied, cry·ba·by·ing.

Also cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.

Origin of crybaby

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; cry + baby

Words nearby crybaby

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Example sentences from the Web for crybaby

  • In general, we want to think people will respond to that, not calling someone a crybaby.

    The Right, the Left, and Romney's Jerkitude|Michael Tomasky|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • What a crybaby you must think me, she said presently, in a limp voice.

    Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane|Dorothy Wayne
  • For all this talk o the is an was, an all these thoughts o the why, an all the crybaby My Gods!

    Every Man for Himself|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for crybaby

crybaby
/ (ˈkraɪˌbeɪbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

a person, esp a child, given to frequent crying or complaint
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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