baby crying
Nursery alarm sound
Baby crying refers to the sounds an infant makes to signal distress, hunger, discomfort, or need for attention.
Since babies can't speak, crying is their primary communication—parents learn to distinguish between cries indicating different needs.
The phrase often appears in contexts of sleep deprivation or noise complaints: I couldn't sleep with the baby crying all night.
As a modifier, it can describe a distinctive high-pitched wailing quality: a baby-crying sound from the alley.
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- fussyExcessively particular
- colickyAfflicted with abdominal spasms
tears · whimpering · howling · hungry · diaper · soothing · pacifier · rocking · exhausted · sleepless · sleep deprived · nursery · swaddling · teething · growth spurt · cranky · inconsolable · hiccups
- Apartment Noisenoise, loud neighbors, traffic noise, barking dogs, footsteps
- everyday soundsalarm clock, doorbell, phone ring, dog barking, footsteps
- annoying soundsscreech, teeth grinding, grinding, squeak, squeaky door
- baby emotionssmiling, laughing, cooing, fussing, giggling
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, boom
- urban soundstraffic, sirens, honking, horns, car horn