baby
noun
an infant or very young child.
babyishness
-
a word derived from
baby.
Example Sentences
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DeGarmo has a strange mix of babyishness and variety-show maturity--she's Dr. Seuss's Cindy-Lou Who in Kathie Lee Gifford's pantsuit and 3-in. heels--that has led Cowell to liken her to a "pageant contestant."
From Time Magazine Archive
The babyishness of her round fat face, and her brown eyes looking quite ready to cry, touched Mrs. Fairchild, though it is fair to add that she approved of Alie's checking the child.
From The Rectory Children by Walter Crane
It is nothing but a farce, mere babyishness.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 by Mary Mapes Dodge
And so Angus laughed at me, and said they might stay, as he'd another pair at home—and teased me terribly over my babyishness.
From The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel by Mary E. Hanshew
And as for the divine silliness, ignorance, softness and babyishness that had so deeply fascinated him, just those were what got most on to his nerves.
From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim
