Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "babyish" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF BABYISH

babyish  [ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BABYISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Babyish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BABYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of babyish in the English dictionary

The definition of babyish in the dictionary is immature. Other definition of babyish is like a baby in appearance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BABYISH


boobyish
ˈbuːbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
clayish
ˈkleɪɪʃ
cockneyish
ˈkɒknɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
fortyish
ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ
greyish
ˈɡreɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
hippieish
ˈhɪpɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
puppyish
ˈpʌpɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
sorryish
ˈsɒrɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BABYISH

baby-faced
Baby-gro
baby-minder
baby-minding
baby-mother
baby-scales
baby-sit
baby-sitter
baby-sitting
baby-walker
baby´s-breath
babycino
babydoll
babyhood
babyishly
Babylon
Babylonia
Babylonian
Babylonian captivity
babyproof

WORDS THAT END LIKE BABYISH

countryish
fiftyish
flunkeyish
fogyish
goyish
grannyish
hobbledehoyish
jockeyish
ladyish
nannyish
ninnyish
pixyish
prettyish
pygmyish
schoolboyish
shyish
skyish
Toryish
toyish
zanyish

Synonyms and antonyms of babyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BABYISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «babyish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of babyish

Translation of «babyish» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF BABYISH

Find out the translation of babyish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of babyish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «babyish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幼稚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aniñada
570 millions of speakers

English

babyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भालोचित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ребяческий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pueril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালকসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfantin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Babyish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kindisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大人げない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어린애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Babyish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như trẻ con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

babyish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेबीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bebeksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infantile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziecinny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дитячий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pueril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρεφικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

babyish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barnslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

babyish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of babyish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BABYISH»

The term «babyish» is regularly used and occupies the 57.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
73
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «babyish» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of babyish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «babyish».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BABYISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «babyish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «babyish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about babyish

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BABYISH»

Discover the use of babyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to babyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Love, Romance, Sexual Interaction: Research Perspectives ...
However, a thorough investigation of babyish facial cues across a wide age span showed no relation between babyish facial features and attractiveness, except in the case of infants. Instead, the evidence showed that babyish facial features ...
Nathaniel J. Pallone
2
Grandparents as Parents, Second Edition: A Survival Guide ...
Babyish. Behavior. Three-year-old Savannah reverts to using diapers and a bottle whenever she sees her mother, although she doesn't use either in nursery school or at home. “I think she thinks Mary wants her to be in diapers and bottles,”  ...
Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown, 2013
3
Babyish - Pipols: Änimololojia, Babyish-Bio-stub, Guyi, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
4
Positive Parenting from A to Z
UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION “Babyish talk” is different from the baby talk you hear when a child has late-developing speech. It is usually spoken in a tone of whining or cutesiness. Your child may revert to substituting words, as in “Me ...
Karen Renshaw Joslin, 2011
5
Wackypedia - Stupid: Articles Written by a Babbling Idiot, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
6
Babyish - Linuks: Linuks Distribyuçions, Linuks Laivkd, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
7
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded ...
96 To me she has a babyish look, especially when she smiles. x868 G. Duff Pol. Surv. {1868) 159 Too babyish to deserve even the semblance of consideration. Ba'byishiy, adv. [f. prec +-LY2.] In a babyish manner Tcnildishly. x86o Rutledge 29 ...
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Philological Society (Great Britain), 1887
8
Babyish - Linuks P%c3%a4keij: 7zip, Acroread, Adept, Adobe ...
Source: Wikia.
Source Wikia, 2011
9
The Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition
Moreover, even adult faces with relatively babyish facial characteristics (e.g., large eyes, high eyebrows) tend to elicit spontaneously warm and protective responses as well. Thus, the biologically adaptive response to succor babies is ...
Donal E. Carlston, 2013
10
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... or like babyish things, behave in a silly or immature way, or choose things suitable for someone much younger: You're being selfish and babyish. □ She wore a babyish frock with little pink flowers embroidered on it. babysit /'beibisit/ verb: ...
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BABYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term babyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Busola Adedire: About Long Distance Relationships
Truth is, i NEVER envisaged being in a long distance relationship cos i am overly ”babyish” and i like the special one to always be within reach ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
2
Reluctant Townie: Happy holiday: Freedom to answer mail
"Dear Reluctant Townie, Do you think eating ice cream out of a cone is a babyish thing to do? Is there an age at which one should upgrade to a ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Two VERY opinionated mothers discuss how British women fare in …
... or 'too babyish' to my morning routine - plus forgetting the water bottles that I'd so smugly remembered to put in the fridge to chill last night). «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
The Trial, Young Vic, review: 'pedestrian'
Adaptor Nick Gill lets us hear K thinking aloud in a cryptic babyish babble that suggests someone stuck in a state of arrested mental ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Cliffs On Winning Track In Railway
O'Brien added: "We liked him before he ever ran but he disappointed the first day and Joseph (O'Brien) said he was very idle and babyish. «Sportinglife.com, Jun 15»
6
Trainer plotting route to Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe through …
O'Brien explained: “We liked him early but he was very idle and babyish the first day so we put the blinkers on him to help him concentrate. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
7
Should the Confederate flag come with a trigger warning?
Notions of nuance and context find it hard to exist in a babyish, literal-minded and censorious culture, in which people's thirst to seek offence ... «Spiked, Jun 15»
8
How TV has officially gone mad – and Chris Evans is our last hope
That's just babyish and attention-seeking, not to mention desperately dated. “I just hope he gets swamped by tweets, texts, emails, ... «Daily Star, Jun 15»
9
Simcock has high hopes for Oracolo
"Jamie said he wished he'd waited a bit longer, but this horse is still learning and a bit babyish. "We'll look to get a pot now and step him up into ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
10
Obviously there are fringe benefits
Are you trying to tell me I look babyish?” Whoops! I had totally forgotten she had a fringe, too! Before all you people with fashionable fringes ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Babyish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/babyish>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z