baby cry
Newborn's distress signal
A baby cry is the sound an infant makes to signal distress, hunger, discomfort, or need for attention.
Since babies can't speak, crying is their primary communication.
The phrase also describes any high-pitched, plaintive wail: The cat's baby cry woke me at 3 a.m.
- wailProlonged mournful cry
- screamLoud sharp cry
- sobConvulsive weeping
- whimperQuiet, plaintive cry
- fussyExcessively particular
colicky · tears · diaper · hungry · soothe · cradle · pacifier · nursing · night feeding · midnight · exhausted · rocking · shrill · inconsolable · swaddle · teething · witching hour · nursery
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
- Noisy Thingsalarm, sirens, jackhammer, car alarm, chainsaw
- annoying soundsscreech, teeth grinding, grinding, squeak, squeaky door
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash