baby's tears

English

WOTD – 1 June 2024

Etymology

Soleirolia soleirolii, known as baby’s tears.

From baby +‎ -’s +‎ tears.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbeɪbiz ˈtɪəz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbeɪbiz ˈtɪəɹz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z
• Hyphenation: ba‧by’s tears

Noun

baby's tears pl (plural only)

1. Any of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.

   (Soleirolia soleirolii): Synonyms: mind-your-own-business, mother of thousands

Alternative forms

• babies' tears

Related terms

• baby's breath

Translations

Soleirolia soleirolii

• Catalan: herba plana f
• Dutch: slaapkamergeluk (nl) n
• Finnish: kodinonni (fi)
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: husfred m

• Spanish: colchón de novia m

Further reading

• Soleirolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Soleirolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Soleirolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies