babying

/ˈbeɪbi/

noun

A very young child.

his wife’s just had a baby

infant,newborn,child,tot,little one

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

a baby version of the Oxford Movement

miniature,mini,little,small,small-scale,scaled-down,toy,pocket,midget,dwarf,fun-size

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

pamper,mollycoddle,spoil,cosset,coddle,indulge,overindulge,pet,wait on someone hand and foot,overparent,nanny