If a girl recently called you baby then you’re probably wondering why and what it might mean about the way that she feels about you.
This post will help you understand why she might have called you baby and why other girls might call you baby as well in the future.
So, what does it mean when a girl calls you baby? If she only says calls you baby and she shows body language signs of attraction around you then it would be likely that she calls you baby because she is attracted to you. She might also say it because she considers you her boyfriend, she considers you a friend or she might say it to people naturally.
Since there are a number of reasons why a girl might call a guy baby it would be helpful to consider the body language that she showed when she said it and the context of how she calls you baby.
Why a girl will call you baby
Each of the different reasons why she might have called you baby would likely have come with a number of clues in the way that she said it and the body language that she showed.
In the following sections, I’ll show you a number of reasons why a girl will call you baby, the signs to expect to see with them and the things to consider.
She likes you
The reason that she called you baby could be that she was showing that she likes you.
This would be more likely if she only called you baby, she shows body language signs of attraction around you that she doesn’t with other people and if she is of a similar age to you.
If she did call you baby because she likes you then it would be likely that she would show signs of attraction in her body language and behavior around you.
These signs could include:
- Brushing her hair to the side when she is with you
- Stroking her hair while talking to you
- Always pointing her feet at you when you’re around her
- Glancing at you a lot and smiling or quickly looking away when you notice
- Mirroring your own body language
- Holding eye contact with you for longer than normal
- Adjusting her appearance when she sees you
- Having dilated pupils when she sees you
- Laughing and looking to see if you are also laughing
- Tilting her head to the side when talking to you
- Standing closer to you than she does with other people
- Laughing a lot at what you say
- Asking you more questions than she does to other people
- Standing or sitting more upright when she sees you
- Asking your friends about you
She considers you her boyfriend
Baby is something that girls will often call their boyfriends. The reason that she calls you baby could be that she considers you as her boyfriend now.
This would be more likely if you have been dating her for a while and if she also started doing other girlfriend like things at around the same time that she started calling you baby. For example, she might have wanted to introduce you to her friends or family.
She considers you a friend
The reason that she calls you baby could actually be that she considers you as a friend.
This would be more likely if she also calls her other friend’s baby or similar things as well and if she shows the same body language around them as she does around you. It would also be likely that she would not show signs of attraction around you.
She wants to see how you’ll react
It could be the case that she does find you to be attractive but she isn’t sure whether or not you are attracted to her.
This could have caused her to call you baby to see if you would react positively or negatively. It would also be likely that she would show signs of attraction around you like those mentioned in the first section.
She says baby naturally
The reason that she called you baby could be that it is something that she naturally says to people.
If that was the case then it would be likely that she would also have said it to other people as well and that she would have shown similar body language to you as she did with other people.
It could be the case that she does say baby naturally but she is also attracted to you. In that case, it would be likely that she would show signs of attraction around you that she doesn’t around other people.
Consider the type of relationship that you have with her
When trying to understand why she called you baby it would be helpful to consider the type of relationship that you have with her.
If she has been your friend for a while then it would be more likely that she either calls you baby because she is attracted to you or because she considers you a close friend.
It would be helpful to consider whether or not she shows signs of attraction to you and if her body language is different with you compared to when she is with her other friends.
If she was a girl that you hadn’t met before or you didn’t know very well then it would be more likely that she either says it naturally or she was actually flirting and showing attraction. It would help to consider if she said it to other people and the type of body language that she was showing you.
Think about how she reacts to seeing you
When trying to understand why she called you baby it would be helpful to consider the way that she reacts to seeing you.
If she reacts to seeing you by changing her body language and behavior in a noticeable way then it would be likely that she has feelings for you that depend on the way that she changes it.
If she reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:
- Sitting or standing more upright
- Smiling and raising her eyebrows
- Holding prolonged eye contact with you
- Having more dilated pupils
- Pointing her feet at you
- Brushing her hair to the side
- Adjusting her appearance
Then it would make it much more likely that she called you baby because she is attracted to you.
Consider the way that she interacts with other people
When trying to understand why she called you baby it would be helpful to consider the way that she interacts with other people and how it compares to how she interacts with you.
If she also calls other people things like baby and she shows the same body language and behavior around other people as she does with you then it would be more likely that she said it naturally.
Whereas, if she only seems to call you baby and she changes her behavior and body language around you then it would be more likely that she said it because she considers you a friend or because she likes you. It would be helpful to consider in what way she changes it and if it’s different compared to when she is with her other friends.
Look for a number of body language signs
When considering what her body language might have been showing it would be helpful to consider multiple body language signs at a time.
If she only showed one body language sign of attraction then it wouldn’t be very reliable since single body language signs can have multiple different meanings.
Whereas, if she showed multiple body language signs of attraction then it would be more likely that she called you baby due to being attracted to you.
Related
What does it mean when a girl calls you baby and you’re not dating? It could mean that she likes you which would be more likely if she shows other signs of attraction and she only says it to you. She might also say it to people or her friend’s naturally.
If you want to learn more about body language, a book I would recommend would be The Definitive Book of Body Language (on Amazon). It shows you how to interpret body language and understand people's true intentions.