Water Baby

Water baby (folklore)

Water babies are supernatural entities in the folklore of several Western Native American tribes, primarily within the Great Basin. While their appearance as crying infants leads some observers to identify them as ghosts, tribal traditions define them as a distinct species of spirits inhabiting springs, lakes, and volcanic regions. They are described as small beings with long, dark hair, possessing physical attributes such as fangs, fish tails, or reptilian skin. These spirits are regarded as guardians of water sources and, in shamanic traditions, serve as helpers for medicine people.

Water Baby (film)

Water Baby is a 2016 short film directed by Pia Shah and produced by Varun Shah. It featured Suhaas Ahuja as lead character. The film had won a National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film at the 65th National Film Awards. The award was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Water

Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H2O. It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance. It is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans. Water is also the fluid of all known living organisms, in which it acts as a solvent. Water, being a polar molecule, undergoes strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding which is a large contributor to its physical and chemical properties. It is vital for all known forms of life, despite not providing food energy or being an organic micronutrient. Due to its presence in all organisms, its chemical stability, its worldwide abundance, and its strong polarity relative to its small molecular size, water is often referred to as the "universal solvent".

Infant

An infant is a very young human being. Baby is an alternative term for infant. The terms may also be used to refer to juvenile beings of other organisms. A newborn is, in mainstream use, an infant who is only hours, days, or weeks old; while in medical contexts, a newborn or neonate is an infant in the first 28 days after birth.

Water Baby

Noun

1. A kind of spirit in Native American folklore, inhabiting bodies of water and often appearing as an infant whose cries are an omen of impending disaster.