Babyish

Word BABYISH
Character 7
Hyphenation ba by ish
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Babyish"

What do we mean by babyish?

Like a baby; childish

To describe someone who is worse than childish. Urban Dictionary

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The word "babyish" in example sentences

But I suppose a boy thinks he is called babyish, if the name is fastened on him. ❋ Various (1875)

I like this baby bedding set at Overstock.com but it's not very 'babyish' in the sense of bunnies, teddy bears, bouncing frogs and whatnot. ❋ Field Notes (2009)

Sometimes it's a situation like Disney, where the book has been turned into a cartoon that is viewed as "babyish;" sometimes it's a book like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, where parents think that because the movie is OK for their child, so too are the books. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Many seven to 11-year-olds revile her because she is a "babyish" reminder of their early childhood. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It is considered "babyish," however, to resort to this unless there is some very good reason. ❋ Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (N/A)

Two or three years later these games are apt to seem "babyish" to a child and to lose interest for him. ❋ Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (N/A)

"If you start doing that kind of babyish thing again, I'll sit on you and bounce up and down till you cry for mercy, " said Diana. ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1949)

If the present goverment is 'babyish', then how about gracing us with an adjective for the now dead-and-buried ex MLP goverments! ❋ Unknown (2009)

But in my twelfth year, I felt it was "babyish", and had my mom cut it to my shoulders during Easter vacation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And it is definitely growing with him, it doesn't look 'babyish'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I've also never learned to tie my shoes the right way but still use the babyish "bunny ears" method, to my mother's chagrin and my daughters' glee. ❋ Gretchen Rubin (2011)

He was witty and flamboyant, though his slight stature and lisping, babyish speech didn't entirely mesh with his reputation as a literary powerhouse who, along with Tom Wolfe and Joan Didion, invented the New Journalism. ❋ Susan Dormady Eisenberg (2011)

For years the two of them have roamed the realm of the imagination, playing games like "superhero baseball" that kids at school consider babyish. ❋ Meghan Cox Gurdon (2011)

I still hadn't grasped the concept of fashion, either, as my babyish ensembles were often grounds for ridicule when compared to everyone's uniform of trendy sports team apparel. ❋ Casey McGrath (2011)

Thank goodness i just adore the action scenes … Good job so far .. it already appears to be not to sound rude but less babyish .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And when Ron tries to crush Tom's fingers in the ball return mechanism, Tom's babyish whining makes it even worse. ❋ Unknown (2012)

[OMFG], [look at] how babyish [she is]. ❋ Pingshien (2008)

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