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cried like a baby

cried like a baby is the simple past and past participle of cry like a baby.

Meaning of cry like a baby

Verb

cry like a baby (third-person singular simple present cries like a baby, present participle crying like a baby, simple past and past participle cried like a baby)

  1. (informal, simile) Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

Questions about cried like a baby

What is cried like a baby the simple past and past participle of?
Cried like a baby is the simple past and past participle of cry like a baby.

Words near cried like a baby in the dictionary

  1. cried from the rooftops
  2. cried halves
  3. cried havoc
  4. cried in one's beer
  5. cried it out
  6. cried like a baby
  7. cried like a little girl
  8. cried off
  9. cried on
  10. cried one's eyes out
  11. cried oneself to sleep

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