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babyhood

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ba·by  (bb)
n. pl. ba·bies
1.
a. A very young child; an infant.
b. An unborn child; a fetus.
c. The youngest member of a family or group.
d. A very young animal.
2. An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.
3. Slang A girl or young woman.
4. Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
5. Slang An object of personal concern or interest: Keeping the boat in good repair is your baby.
adj. bab·i·er, bab·i·est
1. Of or having to do with a baby.
2. Infantile or childish.
3. Small in comparison with others of the same kind: baby vegetables.
tr.v. ba·bied, ba·by·ing, ba·bies
To pamper like a baby; coddle. See Synonyms at pamper.

[Middle English.]

baby·hood n.
baby·ish adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.babyhood - the early stage of growth or development
time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
oral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
2.babyhood - the earliest state of immaturity
immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity
Translations
babyhood [ˈbeɪbɪhʊd] Nprimera infancia f
babyhood [ˈbeɪbihʊd] npetite enfance f
babyhood
babyhood [ˈbeɪbɪhʊd] nprima infanzia
babyhood [ˈbeɪbɪhʊd] nprima infanzia


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but it is good to see you--and not a day older in appearance than when you trotted me on your knee in my babyhood.
It was only by an exertion of force that her mother brought her up to him, hanging back, and manifesting her reluctance by odd grimaces; of which, ever since her babyhood, she had possessed a singular variety, and could transform her mobile physiognomy into a series of different aspects, with a new mischief in them, each and all.
In babyhood Tom cuffed and banged and scratched Chambers unrebuked, and Chambers early learned that between meekly bearing it and resenting it, the advantage all lay with the former policy.
 
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