crying like a baby
Weeping without restraint
Crying like a baby describes loud, unrestrained weeping—the kind of sobbing that holds nothing back.
The comparison to an infant emphasizes loss of composure and self-control: The movie had me crying like a baby.
Often used self-deprecatingly or to dramatize an emotional response, though it can be dismissive when applied to others: He lost the game and went home crying like a baby.
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- fussAgitated, unnecessary concern
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- infancyEarliest period of life
scream · regression · bawling · ugly cry · burst into tears · catharsis · having a moment · melodrama · overreaction · tears · shedding tears · vulnerability · helplessness · dramatic flair · crocodile tears · colic · inconsolable · cry it out
crying like a babystone-faced
Revealing no expression
unmoved · poker-faced · keeping it together · dry-eyed · unflappable
crying, cried, cries, crier, criers, baby, babying, babyish, babyhood