babyish
121soft — adj 1. plushlike, plushed, squashy, squishy, mushy, spongy; pulpy, pulpal, pulpous, pulplike, pul paceous, overripe, overmature; pappy, paplike, mashed, softened; thin, watery, runny, liquid; loamy, friable, crumbly; marshy, paludal, boggy,… …
122childish — adjective childish behaviour Syn: immature, babyish, infantile, juvenile, puerile, silly Ant: mature …
123juvenile — 1. adjective 1) juvenile offenders Syn: young, teenage, adolescent, junior, pubescent 2) juvenile behaviour Syn: childish, immature, puerile, infantile, babyish • …
124-ish — I 1) a suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the meanings “pertaining to” (British; Spanish); “after the manner of,”“having the characteristics of,”“like” (babyish; girlish; mulish); “addicted to,”“inclined or tending to” (bookish;… …
125infantile — in•fan•tile [[t]ˈɪn fənˌtaɪl, tɪl[/t]] adj. 1) characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish 2) of or pertaining to infants or infancy 3) geo youthful 4) • Etymology: 1690–1700; < L infantīlis; see infant, ile in fan•til′i•ty… …
126-ish — I. 1. a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of: a. belonging to (a people, country, etc.), as in British, Danish, English, Spanish. b. after the manner of , having the characteristics of , like , as in babyish, girlish,… …
127baby — /ˈbeɪbi / (say baybee) noun (plural babies) 1. an infant; young child. 2. a young animal. 3. the youngest member of a family, group, etc. 4. a childish person. 5. a small bottle of wine, usually a quarter size. 6. Colloquial an invention,… …
128infantile — /ˈɪnfəntaɪl / (say infuhntuyl) adjective 1. characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behaviour. 2. of or relating to infants: infantile disease. 3. being in the earliest stage. Also, Obsolete, infantine. {Late Latin… …
