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babyish

 

[ หˆbeษชbiษชสƒ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in a childlike manner

Behaving in a manner characteristic of a baby or very young child; infantile or immature.

Synonyms

childish, immature, infantile

Examples of usage

  • She still had a babyish face, even in her twenties.
  • His babyish behavior was starting to annoy his friends.

Translations

Translations of the word "babyish" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น infantil

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคšเฅเคšเฅ‹เค‚ เคœเฅˆเคธเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kindisch

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kekanak-kanakan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดะธั‚ัั‡ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dziecinny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅนผ็จšใช (ใ‚ˆใ†ใกใช)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท puรฉril

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ infantil

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงocuksu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์œ ์น˜ํ•œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุทููˆู„ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dฤ›tskรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ detskรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅนผ็จš็š„ (yรฒuzhรฌ de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ otroลกki

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ barnalegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะฐะปะฐะปะฐั€า“ะฐ ั‚ำ™ะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ‘แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ•แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ (bavshvuri)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ uลŸaqsayaฤŸฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ infantil

Etymology

The word 'babyish' is derived from the noun 'baby', which dates back to the 14th century. The suffix '-ish' is a common English suffix used to form adjectives meaning 'having the qualities of'. Therefore, 'babyish' means 'having the qualities of a baby or very young child'. The word has been used in English literature and everyday language to describe immature or infantile behavior.

See also: baby, babyhood, babysitter.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #36,573, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.