as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
the boy now thinks that playing with blocks is a rather babyish activity
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Recent Examples of babyish
Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babyish
Adjective
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By the second half of the twentieth century, media depictions of bicycles often showed them as something exclusively for children, or for odd, childish adults.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2026
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That would be childish as hell.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Preterm and low-birth-weight babies are at higher risk than full-term babies of developing NEC, potentially because of their immature digestive systems, according to the National Institutes of Health.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The detrimental effects of early start times affect high school students during adolescent development.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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My siblings and friends became an adolescent Image Ten, everyone contributing (poorly but enthusiastically) in front of and behind the camera.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Roberge also had said the Tolland facility, which could have begun operating in 2029, would have housed as many as 18 teenage boys being held in state juvenile detention centers in Hartford and Bridgeport, which were not designed to house youths for long periods of time.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two juvenile suspects exited the bus and fled the scene after the shooting.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Babyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babyish. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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