1. treating someone with excessive care or protection, as if they were helpless
Usage: present participle of ‘baby’

1. the act of treating someone with excessive care or protection
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• Stop babying your teenage son; he needs to learn independence.
• The coach accused the parents of babying their children too much.
• She’s always babying her younger brother when he gets hurt.
• His constant babying of the new employees isn’t helping them grow.
• The babying she received as a child made her overly dependent on others.
• Too much babying can prevent children from developing resilience.
• The teacher warned against babying students during difficult assignments.