Very young children, especially infants; the plural of 'baby,' or an affectionate term for a young person or loved one.
From Middle English 'babe,' of uncertain origin but possibly imitative (connected to babbling sounds). The word became a standard term for infants during the medieval period.
Babies cry in different 'accents' depending on their mother's native language—a French baby cries differently than a Japanese baby—because infants are already imitating the speech patterns they hear, even before they speak their first word.
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