cry-baby
Perpetually weeping child
A cry-baby is someone who cries or complains too easily, especially over minor troubles.
The term is mildly contemptuous, suggesting immaturity or weakness: Don't be such a cry-baby—it's just a small scratch.
Also spelled crybaby.
The hyphenated form appears in older texts and as an adjective: cry-baby antics.
Habitual fault-finder
- whingerHabitual complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- bellyacherHabitual complainer
- kvetcherHabitual complainer
fusspot · malcontent · sourpuss · griping · nitpicker · carper · faultfinder · nagger
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- childishImmature in manner
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- infantileCharacteristic of infants
puerile · sulky · fussy · peevish · spoiled · bratty · babyish · needy
Quiet, plaintive cry
- snivelWeep while complaining
- whingeComplain in petty way
- poutSulky facial expression
- sulkBrood in silence
fret · moan · grumble · gripe · nag · sniffle · blubbering · wailing
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- exaggeratingOverstating for effect
- overreactingDisproportionate emotional response
dramatic · hysterical · over-the-top · outburst · scene-making · attention-seeking · carrying-on · wailing
grumbler
Habitual fault-finder
- whingerHabitual complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- bellyacherHabitual complainer
kvetcher · fusspot · malcontent · sourpuss · griping · nitpicker · carper · faultfinder · nagger · grouser
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
infantile · puerile · sulky · fussy · peevish · spoiled · bratty · babyish · needy · coddled
whimper
Quiet, plaintive cry
sulk · fret · moan · grumble · gripe · nag · sniffle · blubbering · wailing · sobbing
overwrought
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- exaggeratingOverstating for effect
overreacting · dramatic · hysterical · over-the-top · outburst · scene-making · attention-seeking · carrying-on · wailing · sobbing
- cowardscoward, chicken, wimp, milquetoast, poltroon
cry-babystoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
tough guy · thick-skinned · hard-nosed · tough cookie · iron man