babyship

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noun

The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English baby ← Middle English baby →
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Meanings

nounbabyship (plural babyships)

plural babyships

  1. The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
infancy

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. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  10. Englishbabyship

From baby + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

babyship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyship

MLA

“babyship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babyship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyship.

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