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 Word Forms

• baby-faced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby face¹

First recorded in 1705–15