Synonyms for babyishness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bey-bee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbeɪ bi

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Définition of babyishness

Origin :
  • 1753, from baby (n.) + -ish. Earlier in same sense was babish (1530s).
  • As in immaturity : noun inexperience
  • As in inexperience : noun lack of experience
Example sentences :
  • Fluff, for all her extreme fairness and babyishness, had not a doll's face.
  • Extract from : « Frances Kane's Fortune » by L. T. Meade
  • 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.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel » by Mary E. Hanshew
  • Frieda had always been such a funny mixture of babyishness and worldly wisdom.
  • Extract from : « The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure » by Margaret Vandercook
  • There was a half-sad expression now on her face, which had resumed all its babyishness again.
  • Extract from : « The Beautiful Miss Brooke » by Louis Zangwill

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