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CRYBABY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crybaby mean?
• CRYBABY (noun)
The noun CRYBABY has 2 senses:
1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
2. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Familiarity information: CRYBABY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("crybaby" is a kind of...):
doormat; weakling; wuss (a person who is physically weak and ineffectual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner
Hypernyms ("crybaby" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crybaby"):
kvetch ((Yiddish) a constant complainer)
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