baby's tears

Meanings

nounbaby's tears pl (plural only)

pluralplural onlyAny of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.
Synonyms: mind-your-own-business, mother of thousands

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.

More synonyms by meaning

nounprostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves

Similar

baby tearsHelxine soleiroliaSoleirolia soleirolii

Broader

groundcover ground cover

Also see

angel's tears

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From baby + -’s + tears.

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Translations

Catalan herba plana

herba planaSoleirolia soleirolii

Dutch slaapkamergeluk

slaapkamergelukSoleirolia soleirolii

Finnish kodinonni

kodinonniSoleirolia soleirolii

Polish solejrolia rozesłana

solejrolia rozesłanaSoleirolia soleirolii

Spanish colchón de novia

colchón de noviaSoleirolia soleirolii

Turkish arapsaçı

arapsaçıSoleirolia soleirolii

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baby's tears

years tears cheers fears peers arrears piers shears Algiers sheers deers angel's tears music to someone's ears

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APA

baby's tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby's%20tears

MLA

“baby's tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby's%20tears. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby's tears,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby's%20tears.

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