babyish
English
Etymology
baby + -ish
Pronunciation
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Adjective
babyish (comparative more babyish, superlative most babyish)
- Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish
- 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 9,
- As soon as the King and the rest of the hunting party had set off, she began making a tour of the whole castle and asking questions, but all in such an innocent, babyish way that no one could suspect her of any secret design.
- For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard.
- Synonyms: puerile, simple; see also Thesaurus:childish
- 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 9,
Translations
like a baby
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