Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

2. (n.) A small image of an infant; a doll.

3. (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans.

4. (v. i.) To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.