baby
noun
an infant or very young child.
babyishly
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a word derived from
baby.
Example Sentences
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Her father, she tells us, is easy to write about; he was vivid, domineering, scornful, and babyishly quick to anger.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
"You will, won't you, beautiful?" she said, her lips, raw-looking now without makeup, pouting babyishly.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
On the small scale of the painting they had seemed no more than babyishly plump; now they were gross, like huge erect toads.
From The Golgotha Dancers by Manly Wade Wellman
It was Peggy's way when she grew low-spirited to speak more babyishly than usual; at such times it was too much trouble to think about being a big girl.
From Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story by Mrs. Molesworth
I can't remember ever hearing Maud talk babyishly.
From The Girls and I A Veracious History by Mrs. Molesworth
