baby face

noun

1. a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.
2. a person having such a face.

baby-face

noun

1. a smooth round face like a baby's
2. a person with such a face

Other Words From

• baby-faced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby face¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

He paced the sidewalk, phone in hand, with a 6-foot-7 frame that did not match his baby face.

From Washington Post

His wide blue eyes, baby face, and soft, mumbling voice are less pronounced than they are onscreen.

From The Daily Beast

Paul Ryan, WI-6 (R), is the baby-face of the lot, no money, but lots of braininess about taxes and spending.

From The Daily Beast

He gazed into the baby face, which, in its expressionless placidity, almost recalled her mother's tranquil sweetness.

From Project Gutenberg

The drops fell upon the livid baby face, dripping down upon the bare feet of the squatter.

From Project Gutenberg

The vivid mark was offering its crimson tinge sharply against the dead blue of the rest of the baby face.

From Project Gutenberg

A pale, pinched baby face looked up at him wonderingly, the golden hair shining with celestial glory in the moonlight.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, the heavy brows of Aggie would draw down a little, and the baby face would harden.

From Project Gutenberg