babyishly
5.6
In a childish way, like a child wanting attention
- adverb
- /ˈbeɪbiɪʃli/
:
infantilmente
- The toddler smiled babyishly while playing with her toys.
Examples
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She pouted babyishly when she didn't get her way.
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So why does she feel so saddened, as if by some personal disappointment? "Spencer," she says, almost babyishly, "can I ask you something?"
Fiction book (1998) -
He spoke to her babyishly, using a sing-song voice.
Synonyms
childishly
vsbabyishly
3
3.9
Act in a silly, immature way like a young person
focuses on very young child manner rather than broader youthlike immaturity
immaturely
vsbabyishly
1
4.0
In a childish way that shows poor control of feelings, actions, or thinking
emphasizes an infant style of behaving rather than a general maturity gap
baby-wise
vsbabyishly
1
9.9
Like a baby, with gentle, helpless movements
is more about general immature behavior than exact very young child manner
9.1
To act in a childish way
is more about very young child manner rather than general silliness
How Childish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Babyishly comes from the word baby and the endings -ish ('like') and -ly ('in a way'). So, to do something babyishly is to behave 'like a baby', meaning childish or not grown-up, often to get attention.