Baby vs Treasure - What's the difference?
baby | treasure |
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.
A person who is immature or infantile.
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.
A pet project or responsibility.
The lastborn of a family.
(archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
Of an animal: young.
Intended for babies.
Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn'', ''baby potatoes ).
To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
(uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island) Chapter 20
(countable) Anything greatly valued.
* Bible, Exodus xix. 5
* 1681 , (Nahum Tate), (The History of King Lear)
* 1946 , (Ernest Tubb), Filipino Baby
(countable)
* 1922 , (Francis Rufus Bellamy), A Flash of Gold
(of a person or thing) To consider to be precious.
* 19th century , (Eliza Cook),
To store or stow in a safe place.
* 1825 , (Walter Scott),
As nouns the difference between baby and treasure
is that baby is baby (infant) while treasure is (uncountable) a collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.As a verb treasure is
(of a person or thing) to consider to be precious.baby
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Noun
(babies)- When is your baby due?
- Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby !
- Hey baby , what are you doing later?
- The annual report has been my baby since September.
- See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
Synonyms
* (young human being) babe, babby, babbie, infant * (immature or infantile person) big baby * (term of endearment) loveSee also
* gamete, zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo, fetusAdjective
(-) (used only before the noun)- a baby boy
- a baby elephant
- baby clothes
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'sVerb
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)See also
* child * infant * toddlertreasure
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Alternative forms
* treasuer (chiefly archaic)Noun
- "Now," resumed Silver, "here it is. You give us the chart to get the treasure' by, and drop shooting poor seamen and stoving of their heads in while asleep. You do that, and we'll offer you a choice. Either you come aboard along of us, once the ' treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore.
- Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me.
- I found the whole to answer your Account of it, a Heap of Jewels, unstrung and unpolisht; yet so dazling in their Disorder, that I soon perceiv'd I had seiz'd a Treasure .
- She's my Filipino baby she's my treasure and my pet
- Her teeth are bright and pearly and her hair is black as jet
- "Hello, Treasure ," he said without turning round. For a second she hesitated, standing in the soft light of the lamp, the deep blue of the rug making a background for her, the black fur collar of her coat framing the vivid beauty of her face.
Verb
(treasur)- Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.
- I LOVE it, I love it ; and who shall dare
- To chide me for loving that old Arm-chair ?
- I've treasured it long as a sainted prize ;
- I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs.
- The rose-buds, withered as they were, were still treasured under his cuirass, and nearest to his heart.
