Etymology

babyish

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Today it means: Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish Full definition →

English baby ← Middle English baby ← Old English *baba
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰā-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bō-redup.
  3. Proto-Germanic*babô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*babō
  5. Old English*baba
  6. Middle Englishbabe
  7. Middle Englishbaby
  8. Englishbaby
  9. English todaybabyish

From baby + -ish.

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