baby

1. n. a lover; one’s sweetheart. (Also a term of address.)

□ Come over here and kiss me, baby.

□ Look, baby, I think we can work this out.

2. n. a term of address for a friend or pal of either sex.

□ Come on, baby, push this thing—hard!

□ Hey, baby! Getting any action?

3. n. a thing; a gadget; a machine, such as a car. (Similar to sucker.)

□ This baby is a real bear.

□ Hand me that baby with the sharp point, will you?

□ What kind oftranny does that baby have?

4. n. a project thought of as an offspring. (Always with a possessor.)

□ Whose baby is the Johnson account?

□ You give the report. This project is your baby.