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babying

[ bey-bee ]SEE DEFINITION OF babying
  • verbtreat like a child

Synonyms for babying

  • cherish
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • cuddle
  • dandle
  • foster
  • humor
  • indulge
  • nurse
  • overindulge
  • pamper
  • pet
  • please
  • satisfy
  • serve
  • spoil
  • cater to
  • dote on
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Antonyms for babying

  • anger
  • disappoint
  • hurt
  • ignore
  • neglect
  • refuse
  • upset
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR BABYING

It seemed to him a little like 'babying' to fritter away the few minutes remaining in safety play.

There was no running with the ball, but dribbling, called “babying,” was common.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR BABYING

indulgence

nounluxury; gratification
  • allowance
  • appeasement
  • attention
  • babying
  • coddling
  • courtesy
  • endurance
  • excess
  • extravagance
  • favor
  • favoring
  • fondling
  • fondness
  • forbearance
  • fulfillment
  • goodwill
  • gratifying
  • hedonism
  • immoderation
  • intemperance
  • intemperateness
  • kindness
  • kowtowing
  • lenience
  • leniency
  • pampering
  • partiality
  • patience
  • permissiveness
  • petting
  • placating
  • pleasing
  • privilege
  • profligacy
  • profligateness
  • satiation
  • satisfaction
  • service
  • spoiling
  • toadying
  • tolerance
  • toleration
  • treating
  • understanding
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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