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CRYBABY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Synonyms:
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Synonyms:
chicken; crybaby; wimp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("crybaby" is a kind of...):
doormat; weakling; wuss (a person who is physically weak and ineffectual)
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