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big baby

NOUN

mama's boy/momma's boy

Synonyms

WEAK

Milquetoast baby crybaby gutless wonder mollycoddle mother's darling namby-pamby pansy sissy softy teacher's pet

Example Sentences

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The only aspect Marsden didn’t worry about was playing himself as a big baby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Former Manchester midfielder Roy Keane described 28-year-old Robertson as a "big baby".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

I turned into a big baby and got bored and quit, and then the pandemic happened.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2022

Do the big baby formula companies really have to have a monopoly on making the stuff?

From Salon • May 17, 2022

For here you were, Big James, named for me—you were a big baby, I was not—here you were: to be loved.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin