A baby is a newborn or young child.
A baby is a newborn or young human being . The etymology of the term takes us to the French word bébé .
For example: "My baby just turned three months old," "That baby is very cute, he has beautiful eyes," "I still don't know what I'm going to give Juan's baby for Christmas."
Characteristics of a baby
There is no precise definition that indicates up to what age a child should be considered a baby. In general, the concept is used while the child does not know how to speak or walk and is completely dependent on his parents. A baby, therefore, requires adults to satisfy its essential needs.
Due to their inability to speak, babies communicate through crying . This action allows them to attract the attention of their parents or the adults who must take care of them. That's why if a baby is hungry, sleepy, or experiencing any discomfort, he cries.
The baby's diet , in the first stage, usually consists exclusively of breast milk. Then the ablactation stage begins, which consists of the introduction of various foods to cover the child's nutritional requirements.
Babies must receive all kinds of care and attention.
The upbringing
Taking care of a baby is not an easy task, no matter how much the parents feel vocation. For new mothers, the mere fact that it is an unknown experience makes it difficult; The rest must face the fact that no two people are the same, and that is why they must invest the same amount of energy in the newcomer as in their previous children.
Future parents usually research a lot about the care their babies require, as well as the most appropriate methods to educate and entertain them. However, there is no rigid formula that works in all cases, nor a flexible one: it is through approaching the child that we can discover at every moment what their needs are.
The most important point, and one that most tend to ignore, is to avoid impositions and unbreakable structures; For example, the baby should not face sexism, something that already occurs from the choice of the color of their clothes, toys and the characteristics of their accessories according to their sex. Any of these decisions only limit the child, instead of allowing him to explore all the options and find the ones that most appeal to him, or keep them all.
The ideal upbringing of a baby should consist of offering him the opportunity to try all the toys, without sexual distinction, dressing him in colorful and varied clothes, giving him access to art in all its branches and introducing him to various musical instruments. We know very well that walls are useless, because there will always be someone who can tear them down or go over them; If we really love our children we must think about their happiness, their needs, and not what we want them to do or feel. Raising a baby comes with a series of immense responsibilities, and the emotional ones are no less important than the others.
The term baby in colloquial language
In colloquial language, it is common for a man or woman to refer to their romantic partner as "baby" in an affectionate sense.
“Baby, do you want to go out to dinner tonight?”, "I love you, baby, thank you for always being with me"y “Please hand me the towel, baby.”son expresiones que muestran esta acepción.
Other uses of the concept
If the word does not have an accent ( bebe ), it is accented on the first letter E and is a conjugation of the verb drink : "Drink more water, it will make you feel better," "If he doesn't drink wine, neither will I."
Bebe , finally, is the stage name of the singer and actress María Nieves Rebolledo Vila . She is a Spanish artist who achieved international fame thanks to the song "Malo" .