Meanings
- uncountableThe act or process of making a male fictional character or celebrity into a "babygirl."
My TikTok For You Page bombarded me with edits of Simon “Ghost” Riley, which was how I found out about babygirlfication in the first place.
2023 March 2, Carola Ríos Pérez, “TikTok's Babygirlification: Explained!”, in Her Campus2 more examples
This entire fiasco stemming from the babygirlification of a tall, masked man is the perfect time to reflect on society’s problem of perceiving both men and women.
2022 December 1, Rachel Choi, “The babygirlification of Ghost in COD is threatening the incels”, in The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College, page 4The ‘babygirlification’ of the Roy siblings and overabundance of pretentious thought-pieces online is a clear testament to the empathetic portrayal of each character.
2023, Genny Sheara, "'Nothing will come of nothing:' A Succession Retrospective [Spoilers]", The Spectator (Seattle University), 31 May 2023
Origin
From babygirl (“a male fictional character or celebrity of whom one is extremely fond”) + -ification.
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babygirlification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babygirlification
“babygirlification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babygirlification. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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