Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babies in the eyes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: ba-bies in the eyes
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Shee clung about his necke, gave him ten kiſſes, / Toy'd vvith his locks, look'd babies in his eyes, […]"
""Nay, my lord, you must give me leave to conclude my picture.--Sussex governs England--the Queen's health fails--the succession is to be settled--a road is opened to ambition more splendid than ambition ever dreamed of. You hear all this as you sit by the hob, under the shade of your hall-chimney. You then begin to think what hopes you have fallen from, and what insignificance you have embraced; and all that you might look babies in the eyes of your fair wife oftener than once a fortnight.""

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does babies in the eyes mean?: The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

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