(idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.

(US, idiomatic) To beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).

(historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

much: to a great extent or degree; by far

(idiomatic, usually in the phrase 'a far cry from') A long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or difference.

Alternative spelling of crybaby

(transitive) To cancel something previously arranged with someone.

To be in urgent need (of)

To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.

plural of cry baby