baby face
noun
plural baby faces
1
: a usually rounded face that gives the impression of extreme youth and innocence
2
professional wrestling
: a wrestler who performs the role of the sympathetic protagonist in a staged wrestling match
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Easily the biggest baby faces of the era, the wrestling world was blown away when Savage and Hogan joined forces to become The Mega Powers.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
With a mop of long brown hair and a baby face belying a killer instinct that soon would be seen across the college football world, 18-year-old Kellen Moore would sit without saying a word in the Boise State quarterback meetings.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
One of the most popular baby faces in the world right now, Hendry would be an excellent choice to end Cena's title reign, especially since his contract with TNA comes to an end this year.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Mysterio would quickly become one of the most popular baby faces in the company, partially due to his incredible in-ring style.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Runway helped provide the AI baby faces in last year’s Venice Film Festival premiere Baby Invasion, a hybrid movie-videogame centered on a home invasion by thieves wearing baby masks.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Over the course of his monologue, O’Brien affably roasted himself for not having had enough work done, Karla Sofía Gascón for her many offensive tweets, and Timothée Chalamet for his baby face.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Baby Invasion is presented as a hyper-realistic, multiplayer first-person shooter game following a group of mercenaries masking their identity with baby face avatars.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
What our gifter says: There’s truly nothing cuter than a bunch of baby faces all over socks.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
With a mop of long brown hair and a baby face belying a killer instinct that soon would be seen across the college football world, 18-year-old Kellen Moore would sit without saying a word in the Boise State quarterback meetings.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
One of the most popular baby faces in the world right now, Hendry would be an excellent choice to end Cena's title reign, especially since his contract with TNA comes to an end this year.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
More Pro Wrestling: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Confirmed For WrestleMania: Report
Mysterio would quickly become one of the most popular baby faces in the company, partially due to his incredible in-ring style.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Runway helped provide the AI baby faces in last year’s Venice Film Festival premiere Baby Invasion, a hybrid movie-videogame centered on a home invasion by thieves wearing baby masks.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Over the course of his monologue, O’Brien affably roasted himself for not having had enough work done, Karla Sofía Gascón for her many offensive tweets, and Timothée Chalamet for his baby face.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Baby Invasion is presented as a hyper-realistic, multiplayer first-person shooter game following a group of mercenaries masking their identity with baby face avatars.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
What our gifter says: There’s truly nothing cuter than a bunch of baby faces all over socks.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Baby face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20face. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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