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

Example Sentences

Maybe time had to work its magic to find a place where the baby face ended and the smolder began; they could not exist as one, though he certainly gave it the college try.

From Salon

Jaiswal, baby face and flashing blade, has tormented Stokes' side with runs from Vizag to Headingley.

From BBC

In 2020 she received baby face collagen injections - designed to make the face appear more plump - from an unlicensed clinic opened by a close friend.

From BBC

Though two years older than the character she plays, Ramsey has a baby face, and there has been some complaint that they have not visibly aged enough to play the older Ellie.

From Los Angeles Times

“For the first five years of my career, I still had such a baby face.”

From Los Angeles Times