babyism

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noun

The state of being a baby.

OriginEnglish baby ← Middle English baby ← Old English *baba →
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Meanings

nounbabyism (countable and uncountable, plural babyisms)

plural babyisms

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being a baby.
  2. countableuncountableA babyish manner of acting or speaking.

Origin

  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. Englishbabyism

From baby + -ism.

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Translations

Esperanto bebeco
  • bebecostate of being a baby
Turkish bebeklik
  • bebeklikstate of being a baby
Cite this entry
APA

babyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyism

MLA

“babyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyism.

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