sleeping baby

Quiet nursery occupant

A sleeping baby is an infant who is asleep, often invoked as the standard of peace not to be disturbed.

The phrase appears in contexts of enforced quiet: Don't ring the doorbell—there's a sleeping baby.

To sleep like a baby is to sleep deeply and peacefully, though parents of actual babies might find this ironic.

Related

dreaming · blanket · pacifier · swaddle · quiet · nap · cozy · bassinet · slumber · soft · gentle · mobile · rocking · hushed · serene · sweet dreams · drowsy · cradle

Categories
Opposites
state of consciousness/activity

sleeping babycrying baby

Weeping young child

auditory/behavioral state

sleeping babyhungry baby

Family

sleeping, baby, sleep, sleeper, sleepy, sleepless, sleeplessness, sleepily, sleepiness

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G