baby face

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noun

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

a person having such a face.

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Origin of baby face

First recorded in 1705–15

OTHER WORDS FROM baby face

baby-faced, adjective

Words nearby baby face

baby bust, baby carriage, baby coach, baby daddy, baby doll, baby face, baby farm, baby food, baby grand, Babylon, Babylonia

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How to use baby face in a sentence

He paced the sidewalk, phone in hand, with a 6-foot-7 frame that did not match his baby face.
He was a promising college athlete raised ‘old school.’ A random shooting stole his future.|Katie Mettler|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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How about baby drama with little Abijean and the Wee Baby Seamus?
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They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
Confidence|Henry James
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
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With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
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Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for baby face

baby-face

noun

a smooth round face like a baby's

a person with such a face

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