English · Slang Attested

crybaby

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người hay bị tổn thương cảm xúc

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⚠ Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Then he used the occasion to humiliate the provost, calling her an example of the censorious crybabies whom he had come to relieve of their responsibility.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone who takes offense or excessively complains or cries when things are not going well.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người hay phàn nàn hoặc khóc than khi mọi việc không đi đúng hướng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

⚠ Register: derogatory, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “crybaby” mean?

Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.

Is “crybaby” formal or informal?

crybaby is generally derogatory, slang.

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