Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Baby \Ba"by\ (b[=a]"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Babies} (-b[i^]z). [Dim. of
   babe]
   An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

   2. A small image of an infant; a doll.

   {Babies in the eyes}, the minute reflection which one sees of
      one's self in the eyes of another.

            She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed
            with his locks, looked babies in his eyes.
                                                  --Heywood.