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How to pronounce babied

Say it like BAY-beed. Babied has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAY).

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US American/ˈbeɪbid/BAY-beed
UK British/ˈbeɪbid/BAY-beed
  • BAY
  • beed
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Babied pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  2. beedKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of babied

American and British speakers say babied in essentially the same way: /ˈbeɪbid/ in the US and /ˈbeɪbid/ in the UK.

British respelling: BAY-beed.

What does babied mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of baby How to pronounce baby
adjective
  1. Spoiled or coddled.

Questions about saying babied

How do you pronounce babied?

Say BAY-beed. The American pronunciation is /ˈbeɪbid/. In British English it is /ˈbeɪbid/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in babied?

Babied has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAY). Broken into parts: BAY · beed.

Do Americans and Brits say babied the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈbeɪbid/ and the British form is /ˈbeɪbid/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).