How to Pronounce "sleep like a baby"
expression
SLEEP lyke uh BAY-bee
sleep LYKE uh BAY-bee
Definition
To sleep very deeply and peacefully, without disturbance, as a baby would.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫip/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbeɪbi
British English
slˈiːp/ /lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /bˈeɪbi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLEEP lyke uh BAY-bee
UK
sleep LYKE uh BAY-bee
Listen in Context
After a long day, I sleep like a baby.
The baby sleeps like a baby every night.
If I go to bed early, I always sleep like a baby.
Wow, I slept like a baby last night—didn't wake up once!