crybaby

crybaby
/kruy"bay'bee/, n., pl. crybabies, v., crybabied, crybabying.
n.
1. a person, esp. a child, who cries readily for very little reason.
2. a person who complains too much, usually in a whining manner.
v.i.
3. Also, cry-baby. to cry or complain easily or often.
[1850-55, Amer.; CRY + BABY]

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