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babies in the eyes

babies in the eyes noun: the minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

Noun

babies in the eyes pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
    • Shee clung about his necke, gave him ten kiſſes, / Toy'd vvith his locks, look'd babies in his eyes, […]1634 (first performance), Thomas Heywood, Loves Maistresse: Or, The Queens Masque. […], London: […] Robert Raworth, for Iohn Crowch; and are to bee sold by Iasper Emery, […], published 1636, →OCLC...
    • "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....1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson...

Questions about babies in the eyes

What does babies in the eyes mean?
Babies in the eyes means the minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
What part of speech is babies in the eyes?
Babies in the eyes is a noun.

Words near babies in the eyes in the dictionary

  1. babied up
  2. babier
  3. babier-faced
  4. babiers
  5. babies
  6. babies in the eyes
  7. babies of the family
  8. babies up
  9. babies' bottles
  10. babies' heads
  11. babies' toes

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