Dictionary

baby step en · NOUN

Etymology

From the small, awkward movements of a young child learning to walk.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, in-plural) A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
   • “From a news operation standpoint, we’re going to start out with baby steps, but, eventually, this is going to be what you would expect it to be: a 24-hour operating network that covers a sport soup to nuts.” 2023 March 8, Jonathan Tannenwald, “CBS is launching a 24/7 soccer channel online”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
   • Learning a new language is difficult, so we'll learn by taking baby steps.

Forms

Relateds

baby talk

Translations (9)

pl mały kroczek (small effort) · cmn 小進步 /小进步 (small effort) · es pequeño paso (small effort) · es pasito infantil (small effort) · fi vauvanaskel (small effort) · de Minischritt (small effort) · fi pikku askel (small effort) · de kleiner Schritt (small effort) · es paso pequeño (small effort)