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crybaby

American  
[krahy-bey-bee] / ˈkraɪˌbeɪ bi /

noun

plural

crybabies

  1. a person, especially a child, who cries readily for very little reason.

  2. a person who complains too much, usually in a whining manner.

verb (used without object)

crybabied, crybabying

  1. Also cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.

crybaby British  
/ ˈkraɪˌbeɪbɪ /

noun

  1. a person, esp a child, given to frequent crying or complaint

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Etymology

Origin of crybaby

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; cry + baby

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, his cult is such that defenders are dismissing his alleged victims as weak-willed crybabies.

From Los Angeles Times

Our parents didn’t come for us to turn into chillones — crybabies — seeking revenge for past sins.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is my peppermint, and I will not share it. Now stop your carrying on, or everyone will think you’re a crybaby.”

From Literature

I wipe my face with my sleeve because I am not some crybaby loser.

From Literature

Here she’s dealing with a smooth talker doling out empty promises, a crybaby who can’t decide what he wants, even a guy so fixated on self-betterment that he’s lost interest in the bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times

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