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baboo |
Noun
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used as a Hindi courtesy title |
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babe |
Noun
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sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young people |
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babe |
Noun
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk |
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baby boomer |
Noun
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a person born in the US after WWII in the 1950's, a time notable for high population growth |
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boomer |
Noun
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a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s |
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baby buster |
Noun
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a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically |
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buster |
Noun
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a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically |
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buster |
Noun
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a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something |
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buster |
Noun
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a person who breaks horses |
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buster |
Noun
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a robust child |
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buster |
Noun
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an informal form of address for a man |
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baby farmer |
Noun
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someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee |
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babyminder |
Noun
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a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working |
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baby minder |
Noun
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a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working |
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babysitter |
Noun
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a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home |
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baby-sitter |
Noun
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a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home |
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bacchant |
Noun
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(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus |
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bacchant |
Noun
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a drunken reveller |
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bacchant |
Noun
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someone who engages in drinking bouts |
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bacchante |
Noun
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(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus |
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bachelor |
Noun
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a man who has never been married |
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bachelor |
Noun
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a knight of the lowest order |
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bachelor girl |
Noun
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a young unmarried woman who lives alone |
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bete noire |
Noun
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a detested person |
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bachelorette |
Noun
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a young unmarried woman who lives alone |
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backbencher |
Noun
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a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader |
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back judge |
Noun
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a football official |
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backpacker |
Noun
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a hiker who wears a backpack |
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bowman |
Noun
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a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow |
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backroom boy |
Noun
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an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status |
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brain truster |
Noun
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an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status |
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backseat driver |
Noun
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a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice |
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backslapper |
Noun
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someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality |
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backstroker |
Noun
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someone who swims the backstroke |
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backer |
Noun
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investor, for example in a company or entertainment production |
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bacteriologist |
Noun
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a biologist who studies bacteria |
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bad egg |
Noun
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(old-fashioned slang) a bad person |
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bad guy |
Noun
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any person who is not on your side |
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bad person |
Noun
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a person who does harm to others |
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baggageman |
Noun
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an attendant who takes care of baggage |
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bag lady |
Noun
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a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags |
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bagman |
Noun
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a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money |
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bagman |
Noun
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a salesman who travels to call on customers |
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blue blood |
Noun
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a member of the aristocracy |
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bailee |
Noun
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the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered |
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bailiff |
Noun
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. |
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bailor |
Noun
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the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment |
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bairn |
Noun
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a child: son or daughter |
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baker |
Noun
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someone who bakes bread or cake |
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baker |
Noun
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someone who bakes commercially |