Meanings
verbcry like a baby (third-person singular simple present cries like a baby, present participle crying like a baby, simple past and past participle cried like a baby)
present singular third person cries like a baby · participle present crying like a baby · participle past cried like a baby · past cried like a baby
- informalsimileOf an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.
Synonyms: cry like a little girl
Synonyms & antonyms
verbOf an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.
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