babyish (redirected from babyishness)

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.

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baby·hood n.

baby·ish adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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

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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] ADJ → infantil

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 n → crème f hydratante pour bébé
baby milk n (powdered) → lait m maternisé, lait m infantile
baby-minder [ˈbeɪbimaɪndə^r] n → nourrice f
baby monitor n → interphone m de surveillance
baby oil n → huile f d'amandes douces
baby seat n (in car) → siège m bébé
baby sister n → petite sœur f

babyish

adj → kindisch

babyish [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] adj → puerile, infantile

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babyish [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] adj → puerile, infantile