"Baby" is a word that has Church Slavonic origin, which means that it appeared in the Russian language in ancient times. It is also interesting for consideration because it is used both in the literal and figurative sense. Further on who this baby is will be described in detail. And also the etymology of this token will be considered, examples of sentences with it and synonyms are given.
In the literal and figurative sense
In the first case, the meaning of the word "baby" in the dictionary is explained as follows. This is the name of a recently born child under the age of one year. He is still unable to exist independently and is completely dependent on the mother or the person replacing her.
In the second, a baby is, although not a child, but a very naive person, short-sighted and undeveloped. He believes everyone’s word, is not responsible for his actions, does not make independent decisions.
To better understand what the word "baby" means, we will give examples of the use of the studied token.
Examples of use
As such, the following can be cited.
- In past times, in accordance with the Orthodox tradition, the names of newborns were chosen according to the holy calendar. This was usually done by the priest who performed the sacrament of baptism.
- The doctor explained to the inexperienced mother that her child’s sleep cycles, like all healthy babies, are short.
- Andrei was greatly offended when his mother, chastising him for taking his studies seriously, said that he behaves not like an adult guy, but like a baby.
- In relations with the girls, Roman was a completely inexperienced baby, so often heard ridicule about this.
Next, we move on to lexemes that are close in meaning.
Synonyms for the word "baby"
Among them you can find the following:
- child;
- baby;
- baby;
- newborn;
- baby;
- baby
- child;
- child;
- kid;
- young;
- baby doll;
- child;
- peanut;
- slider
- butuus;
- baby;
- sucker;
- Lyalka
- sweeties;
- male;
- squeaky;
- Malyavka;
- sucker;
- pebble;
- baby
- baby;
- skimmer;
- paunch;
- bug;
- slider;
- baby;
- swaddle;
- Baby
- baby
- kinder;
- an infant;
- angelic soul;
- naive;
- good-natured;
- dull;
- undeveloped;
- trustful.
Consider the origin of the studied object.
Etymology
It comes from the pre-Slavic form of mold, from which, inter alia, are formed:
- Old Slavonic - “young”;
- Russian - “young”;
- Ukrainian - “young”;
- Belarusian - “young people”;
- Bulgarian - "young";
- Serbo-Croatian - “young”;
- Slovenian - mlȃd;
- Czech and Slovak - mladý;
- Polish, Upper Luzhsk and Lower Luzhsk - młody.
According to linguists, the pre-Slavic form of mold goes back to the pre-Indo-European basis, which, presumably, looked like mla or like amala. Its meanings are “tender”, “weak”, “soft”.
Related words are:
- Old Prussian - maldai (lad), maldian (foal), maldunin (youth);
- ancient Indian - mr̥dúṣ, whose meanings are “meek”, “gentle”, “soft”;
- Greek - ἀμαλδύ̄νω in the meaning of “weaken”, “soften”; and μάλθων - "pampered person";
- Latin - mollis, which means "soft";
- Armenian - mełk, meaning “weak”, “lethargic”, “pampered”;
- Old Irish - meldach, which means “pleasant”, “gentle”, “soft”;
- Gothic - ga-malteins in the meaning of "dissolution" and mildeis - "meek";
- Old English meltan - “melt”, “melt”;
- Indo-European - meldh, which means "weaken", "subside."
From the pre-Slavic form of mold also formed:
- Church Slavonic, Russian Church Slavonic and Old Slavonic - young, βρέφος, νήπιος;
- Bulgarian - “baby”;
- Serbo-Croatian - “young people” - “newlyweds”;
- Slovenian and Czech - mladénǝc, which means "youth";
- Polish - mɫodzian;
- Upper Luga and Lower Luga - mɫodźenc.
The following are a few details regarding infants.
What characterizes this age?
An infant is a baby born recently. More precisely, this is a baby who is between the ages of birth and up to one year. In this period, a time such as newborn is distinguished. It includes four weeks, starting from the date of birth of a new person. They also distinguish breast age - from four weeks to one year.
How the baby develops at this time is a decisive factor for its further development. His body is still poorly opposed to external influences, he is very susceptible to disease. In this regard, the baby requires the most careful care.
In infancy, particularly intense growth and development is observed. For the first year of life, the growth of the baby on average increases by one and a half times. It reaches the order of seventy-five centimeters. And body weight increases up to three times, reaching about ten kilograms.
The skin of infants is tender, light and vulnerable. Hair grows slowly. Fat cells and subcutaneous tissue grow intensively, this is a kind of protective layer. Bone tissue in infants contains less minerals than in adults. A thicker periosteum forms bone tissue.
Sutures located between the cranial bones of babies are compacted only by three to four months. At the same time, their small fontanel closes by about the fourth or eighth week, and the large fontanel only at the end of the year of life.
Thus, the baby is the most tender, defenseless creature, requiring care, attention and, of course, love.