Hyphenation of baby

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word baby? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ba-by

Definitions of baby:

1.	A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk The baby began to cry again She held the baby in her arms It sounds simple
2.	But when you have your own baby it is all so different
3.	The youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) The baby of the family The baby of the Supreme Court
4.	An immature childish person He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived Stop being a baby!
5.	An unborn child A human fetus I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby It was great to feel my baby moving about inside
6.	(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
7.	A very young mammal Baby rabbits
8.	A project of personal concern to someone This project is his baby
9.	Treat with excessive indulgence Grandparents often pamper the children Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Synonyms of baby:

noun	babe, infant, child, kid
noun	sister, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
noun	young mammal
noun	offspring, progeny, issue
noun	child, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun	undertaking, project, task, labor
verb	pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge, treat, handle, do by

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.