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Treating very gently
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babying
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baby \Ba"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Babied (b[=a]"b[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Babying .] To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. --Young.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of coddling or pampering somebody. vb. (present participle of baby English)
Usage examples of babying.
He gave each one the respect of fidelity while their affair lasted, he learned their moods and quirks, and he lavished them with attention—in short, babying them.
Most especially how to be a one-man catastrophe yourself while keeping track of fifty other men, nursing them, loving them, leading them, saving thembut never babying them.
He had really been babying the truck by then, steam coming out through the grille, oil-pressure dropping, temperature rising, an unpleasant fried smell coming in through the air vents .
Arch was due to turn fif teen in April, a fact he reminded me of whenever he ac cused me of babying him.
She’d spoiled us with overindulgence and babying—that much was obvious—and now it was up to him to repair the damage she had done.