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babied

verb as in treat like a child

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Lux missed all of last season after tearing two ligaments in his right knee in a freak spring-training baserunning mishap, and he acknowledged that he babied the surgically repaired knee in his return this season.

But perhaps most memorable, especially for anyone who has ever babied, basted and otherwise fussed over a 14-pound bird, is the season four episode “Turkey in a Can.”

From Salon

“It just felt good to finally be used as a real reliever and not be babied,” Harvey said.

He’s done so, supposedly, to care for Ginny, 34, who has Down syndrome but doesn’t want to be babied.

I babied those potatoes so they would not brown.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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