Babe in the woods
A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person.

Blue-eyed boy
Someone’s blue-eyed boy is their favourite person.

Child’s play
If something is child’s play, it is very easy and simple.

Hold the baby
(UK) If someone is responsible for something, they are holding the baby.

It takes a village to raise a child
It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.

Like a kid in a candy store
If someone is like a kid in a candy store, they are very excited about something.

Mummy’s boy
A man who is still very dependent on his mother is a mummy’s boy.

New kid on the block
A new kid on the block is a person who has recently joined a company, organisation, team, etc, and does not know how things work yet.

Out of the mouths of babes
People say this when children unexpectedly say something very intelligent or wise.

Sleep like a baby
If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.

Spare the rod and spoil the child
This means that if you don’t discipline children, they will become spoilt.

Spit the dummy
Reference to an infant spitting out their dummy (or pacifier) in order to cry. ‘To spit the dummy’ is to give up.

Throw the baby out with the bath water
If you get rid of useful things when discarding inessential things, you throw the baby out with the bath water.

With child
(UK) If a woman’s with child, she’s pregnant.

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