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Baby vs Gourmet - What's the difference?

baby | gourmet |

As nouns the difference between baby and gourmet

is that baby is a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered while gourmet is a connoisseur in eating and drinking, someone who takes their food considerably more seriously than most.

As adjectives the difference between baby and gourmet

is that baby is of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant while gourmet is (of food) fine.

As a verb baby

is to coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

baby

English

Noun

(babies)
  • A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
  • Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies]] for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See [[:Category:Baby animals for more.
  • Unborn young; a fetus.
    • When is your baby due?
  • A person who is immature or infantile.
    • Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby !
  • A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
  • (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
    • Hey baby , what are you doing later?
  • A pet project or responsibility.
    • The annual report has been my baby since September.
  • The lastborn of a family.
    • See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
  • (archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.

    • Synonyms

    * (young human being) babe, babby, babbie, infant * (immature or infantile person) big baby * (term of endearment) love

    See also

    * gamete, zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo, fetus

    Adjective

    (-) (used only before the noun)
  • Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
    • a baby boy
  • Of an animal: young.
    • a baby elephant
  • Intended for babies.
    • baby clothes
  • Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn'', ''baby potatoes ).

    • Usage notes

    When referring to a human baby (as per noun sense 1 above) the usual practice is to treat 'human' as the adjective and 'baby' as the noun.

    Synonyms

    * (sense) little * (intended for babies) baby's

    Verb

  • To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.

    • Derived terms

    * anchor baby * baby-batterer * baby-battering * baby beef * Baby Bell * baby bond * baby bonus * baby boom * baby boomer * baby-bouncer * baby boy * baby buggy * babycare * baby carriage * baby doll * baby-doll pajamas, baby doll pyjamas * baby face * baby food * baby girl * baby grand * babygro * babyhood * baby house * babyish * baby-jumper * baby-minder * baby monitor * baby of the family * baby's breath * baby seat * babysit, baby-sit * babysitter, baby-sitter * babysitting * baby-sitting * baby-snatcher * baby-snatching * baby's tears * baby talk * baby tooth * baby-walker * be left holding the baby * big baby * crybaby * cry like a baby * passport baby * throw out the baby with the bathwater, throw the baby out with the bathwater * sleep like a baby (baby)

    Related terms

    * babe

    See also

    * child * infant * toddler

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words English affectionate terms ----

    gourmet

    English

    (wikipedia gourmet)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of food) fine
    • Gourmet coffee is just like regular coffee, only better.
    We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.

    Usage notes

    Gourmet has become somewhat debased by marketing usage, and is considered by some a pretentious middlebrow term. Such users tend to prefer terms such as (artisanal) (emphasizing the craft) for fine food.

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A connoisseur in eating and drinking, someone who takes their food considerably more seriously than most.

    • Usage notes

    Gourmet emphasizes interest in quality of food and enjoyment of eating, sometimes to an obsessive degree: someone who “lives to eat rather than eating to live”. By contrast, a gourmand is someone more interested in quantity of food than quality.

    Synonyms

    * foodie

    See also

    * gourmand * haute cuisine ----