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babyface

babyface

1 8.2
A wrestler who acts as the hero and fights the villain
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪbiˌfeɪs/
  • Jargon
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  • Miz is going to get a big push as a babyface, which is something I predicted in January and also in August.
  • babyface and heel

You know, if you think of professional wrestling, you know, the heel and the babyface.

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Examples

  • The funny thing is that on the babyface team you've got two guys in Daniel Bryan and The Miz who aren't really babyfaces at the moment.

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  • The fans would go crazy, Ryback would be ready, the fans would be ready, and WWE can start a new era with Ryback as the top babyface, which could pave the way for what the fans truly want and is so badly needed: a Cena heel turn.

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  • We got ourselves a babyface right here, John.

  • Probably one of the top two or three babyfaces in the company at certain points, but they never pushed him over the edge.

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  • The General: It's a pre-show match, so the babyfaces get the edge.

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  • And also WWE needs this; they need another babyface besides Cena, and the kids will love Ryback.

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  • I come on WNW today and find out that Miz is on the verge of turning babyface.

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  • The heel lumberjacks put the boots to Sheamus, but the babyfaces come to save the day and send him back inside.

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  • While he lost to Dwayne Johnson in one of his best contests of his career, this match gave the WWE the idea to turn him babyface again.

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  • John Cena has been the top babyface in WWE, always fighting for what is right.

Antonyms

heel
  • Offensive
47 8.4

A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted

How Heroic

babyface
  • Jargon
1 8.2
tweener
  • Jargon
9.9
heel
  • Offensive
47 8.4

Surface Forms

babyface singular
babyfaces plural

Morphology

babyface = baby + face (semi-transparent) = baby + face

Formally 'baby' + 'face' is clear, but the specific wrestling jargon meaning 'heroic/good character' is a specialized semantic extension not directly inferable from the components by learners unfamiliar with the sport.

Etymology

In wrestling, a babyface is the good person the crowd supports. The name comes from the parts baby and face, meaning a face 'like a baby' that looks 'innocent', so the 'babyface' is the hero people like.