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babyish

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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
Adj.1.babyish - characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"
immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

babyish
adjective childish, young, simple, soft (informal), silly, spoiled, juvenile, foolish, immature, boyish or girlish, infantile, sissy, puerile, namby-pamby, baby I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write.
adult, mature, grown-up, of age
Translations
babyish [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] ADJinfantil
babyish [ˈbeɪbiɪʃ] adj [person, child] → enfantin(e); [behaviour] → enfantin(e), de bébé after n
She's very babyish → Elle est très enfantine., Elle est très bébé.
Don't do that. It's babyish → Ne fais pas ça. C'est enfantin.
baby lotion ncrème f hydratante pour bébé
baby milk n (powdered)lait m maternisé, lait m infantile
baby-minder [ˈbeɪbimaɪndər] nnourrice f
baby monitor ninterphone m de surveillance
baby oil nhuile f d'amandes douces
baby seat n (in car)siège m bébé
baby sister npetite sœur f
babyish
adjkindisch
babyish [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] adjpuerile, infantile
babyish [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] adjpuerile, infantile


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" "He means himself," said the Sphere: "have you not noticed before now, that babies and babyish people who cannot distinguish themselves from the world, speak of themselves in the Third Person?
Why, said Stubb, eyeing the velvet vest and the watch and seals, you may as well begin by telling him that he looks a sort of babyish to me, though I don't pretend to be a judge.
It seems so babyish for me to be going to night school.
 
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