baby girl

See also: babygirl

English

Alternative forms

• (term of address; fandom slang): babygirl

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Noun

baby girl (plural baby girls)

1. A female baby.
2. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) (sometimes endearing, sometimes derogatory) Friendly or intimate term of address for a woman.
   • 2010, V. J. Gotastory, Year of the Crackmom:

     My beautiful sister Marveen. You are my babygirl. I didn't know what I had been missing until you appeared in my life.

   • 2010, Chunichi, The Return of a Gangster's Girl, page 26:

     "I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know."

   • 2011, Kristina Caraballo, Lileannas' Journey, page 103:

     “Hey I missed your call. What's up?” “Hey babygirl, I was calling to check on you duh. What you doin?”

3. (slang) The youngest daughter in a family.

   My baby girl got her driver's license on Monday!

4. (fandom slang) Alternative spelling of babygirl (“male character or celebrity of whom one is extremely fond”)

Coordinate terms

• baby boy