babyish
/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard."
- "Clothes like these are too babyish for a child his age."
- "As soon as the King and the rest of the hunting party had set off, she began making a tour of the whole castle and asking questions, but all in such an innocent, babyish way that no one could suspect her of any secret design."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English babyish From baby + -ish.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/
- British English: /ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/
Inflected Forms
more babyish (comparative)
most babyish (superlative)