ESL Podcast 963 - Admiring a Baby
precious - valuable and worthy of admiration and praise, usually because something or someone is beautiful
That little girl's dress is precious! Where did you buy it?
darling - adorable, beautiful, and nice
Their nursery is darling, with pink curtains and yellow bedding.
coo chi coo - a phrase said softly in a high-pitched voice while talking to a baby, especially while touching under the baby's chin as a gentle tickle
Coo chi coo, there's my beautiful boy.
to fawn over - to give someone a lot of attention, praise, and affection
Why is everyone fawning over this artwork? My three-year-old daughter could paint better than that!
doll - a human-shaped toy often played with by young girls; a word used to describe a beautiful baby girl or a young girl
Chloe is such a doll, with her big green eyes and curly red hair.
expressive - showing a lot of emotion, especially by the way one moves one's face, hands, or body
Dancers not only have to master the steps, but also learn to make their face and hands as expressive as possible.
brat - a spoiled and rude child who is behaving badly and is used to getting what he or she wants without deserving it
My cousin is a brat who never does what adults ask him to do.
gas - air trapped inside one's body that makes one feel uncomfortable
The baby won't have as much gas if you make sure to get all the air bubbles out of the bottle before feeding him.
to be burped - for a baby's back or bottom to be patted many times in an effort to get gas trapped inside the body to come out of the baby's mouth
Do babies have to be burped after every feeding, or only if they seem uncomfortable?
angelic - like an angel, very peaceful, kind, good, and beautiful
Don't let her angelic smile fool you. Teresa is a troublemaker!
temperament - a person's characteristics and mood; temper and disposition; how one normally reacts to things that happen
An emergency room doctor needs to be able to make quick decisions, but have a calm temperament in order to avoid panicking in stressful situations.
lovable - easy to love, especially because someone is good, kind, and beautiful
She is one of the most loveable actresses on TV these days.
adorable - very attractive and pretty, and easily liked by others
Yes, puppies are adorable, but then they become big, scary, messy dogs.
cute - attractive in a youthful, child-like way
Do you think it's cute for married couples to dress alike, or do you think it's silly?
cuddly - having qualities that make one want to pick up and hold a baby or child, or put something into one's arms because it feels good
When Blake was seven years old, he asked his parents to stop hugging him in public, but he was always cuddly at home when other people weren't watching.