# babying

Pronunciation: say "BAY-bee-ing" /ˈbeɪ̯.bi.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of coddling or pampering someone, giving them far more care and protection than an adult needs.
   - Simple: Treating someone like a baby by giving them too much care and protection.
   - _His parents' constant babying left him unprepared for life away from home._
   - _There's a fine line between supporting a friend and babying them through every small setback._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of baby. — present participle and gerund of baby
   - Simple: Present participle of baby. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _He keeps babying his employees instead of letting them handle their own mistakes._
   - _They were babying the injured player, refusing to let him train at all._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/babying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).