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babyness

babyness noun: the property or state of being a baby or being babylike.

Noun

babyness (uncountable)

  1. The property or state of being a baby or being babylike.
  2. Babylike physical traits, such as large eyes, theorized by Konrad Lorenz to evoke a caregiving response in adults.

Forms of babyness

alternative formbabiness

Origin of babyness

From baby + -ness.

Questions about babyness

What does babyness mean?
Babyness means the property or state of being a baby or being babylike.
What part of speech is babyness?
Babyness is a noun.

Words near babyness in the dictionary

  1. babymooned
  2. babymooning
  3. babymoons
  4. babymother
  5. babymothers
  6. babyness
  7. babyolatry
  8. babyproof
  9. babyproofed
  10. babyproofer
  11. babyproofers

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