babying

Example Sentences

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There was no babying of their baby brother — and no extra protection from parents, either.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Choosing climate-adapted plants also means you’ll save on your water bill, as well as time spent babying or replacing plants.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

But breaking the habit of babying your puppy will prep it for being touched by other people in different situations.

From Fox News • Mar. 23, 2022

“To me, the baseball players, if they stop babying the pitchers — a lot of those guys they’ve come up hitting all their life and they’re really good players,” Del Rio said with a smile.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2021

Mama held Akira as if he were an infant, his hands around her neck the way he liked to do when Mama felt like babying him.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata