9-letter words containing a, b, y
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- b battery — the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
- b bursary — the lower of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc
- babbittry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- baby bath — a plastic bath used for bathing a baby
- baby beef — meat from a prime heifer or steer fattened for butchering when one to two years old
- baby bell — one of the seven regional telephone companies formed after the breakup of the Bell system in 1983.
- baby blue — a very light blue.
- baby bond — a sum of money invested shortly after the birth of a child, the returns of which may not be collected until the child reaches adulthood
- baby book — an album for mounting pictures and other memorabilia of a baby and for keeping a record of its growth from infancy.
- baby boom — A baby boom is a period of time when a lot of babies are born in a particular place.
- baby bump — the rounded abdominal area of a pregnant woman: She's delighted to be pregnant, and loves showing off her baby bump.
- baby doll — a doll that looks like a baby
- baby face — a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.
- baby farm — a place that houses and takes care of babies for a fee.
- baby food — food, as vegetables, fruits, or meat, puréed or minced for easy ingestion by infants.
- baby girl — a female baby
- baby mama — the biological mother of a man's child, not married to the child's father and usually not in a relationship with him.
- baby milk — a powder made from dried cows' milk, or other ingredients, mixed with water to feed babies
- baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- baby talk — Baby talk is the language used by babies when they are just learning to speak, or the way in which some adults speak when they are talking to babies.
- baby wipe — a disposable moistened medicated paper towel, usually supplied in a plastic drum or packet, used for cleaning babies
- baby-blue — in a pastel shade of blue
- baby-face — a smooth round face like a baby's
- babycakes — (slang) Term of endearment for a young woman.
- babyfaced — Alternative spelling of baby-faced.
- babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- babyproof — made safe for babies to come into contact with
- bacillary — of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
- back away — If you back away from a commitment that you made or something that you were involved with in the past, you try to show that you are no longer committed to it or involved with it.
- back copy — A back copy of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- back yard — an area, usually paved, at the rear of a building
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backstays — Plural form of backstay.
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- backyards — Plural form of backyard.
- badassery — (slang) The behaviour or quality of a badass.
- badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- balefully — In a baleful manner.
- balkingly — in a balking manner
- ball clay — a fine dark kaolinic clay that turns white or nearly white when fired, used in the manufacture of a wide variety of ceramic wares in combination with other clays for its exceptional bonding properties and plasticity.