babylike
3.1
Having the looks, voice, or behavior of a baby
- adjective
- /ˈbeɪbiˌlaɪk/
:
como un bebé
- Her babylike curiosity made her eager to explore the world around her.
Examples
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The child's babylike smile melted everyone's heart.
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Undetected, she had touched with her lips her sister's soft, broad, babylike head, her feathers of hair.
Fiction book (1995) -
He had a babylike innocence that drew people to him.
Synonyms
childlike
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36
3.7
Being innocent, trusting, and simple like a child
refers more broadly to infantlike appearance or behaviour rather than only good adult traits
infantile
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6.5
Acting like a young child in a silly or immature way
uses a milder idea of infant resemblance rather than strong immaturity
baby-faced
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4.5
A face that looks much younger than a person's age
includes both appearance and behaviour resemblance, not restricted to facial youth
cherubic
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3
7.4
Having a sweet, innocent face like a little angel
covers general infant resemblance in look and behaviour, not only angelic looks
babyish
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3.0
Acting or speaking like a baby and seeming childish
is more neutral, focusing on infant traits rather than judging immaturity
babelike
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8.7
Showing simple trust and the innocent look of a baby
is the neutral broad term for traits in appearance or behaviour like infants
Antonyms
How Innocent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word babylike is made from baby and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So babylike means 'like a baby', for example small, innocent, or acting in a baby way.