adv
In a babyish manner; childishly.
n
Alternative spelling of babyness [The property or state of being a baby or being babylike.]
adj
Having a face that appears childlike, innocent, or youthful.
adv
In the manner of a baby.
adj
Like or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish
n
A babyish manner of acting or speaking.
n
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
adv
Alternative form of baby-wise [In the manner of a baby.]
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
adj
(Scotland, rare) Bairnlike; childish.
adj
Endearingly sweet and innocent; doe-eyed.
adj
Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a boy; boyish.
n
(historical, often capitalized) Any of a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London.
adj
(by extension) Immature, lacking in life experience.
adj
Of, or like a baby; infantile
adj
Alternative spelling of childlike [Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.]
adj
Resembling or characteristic of childhood.
adj
Of or suitable for a child.
n
(countable) A child-like insight or behavior made by an adult
adj
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
n
That aspect of one's psyche that is childlike.
n
(obsolete) The manner that is characteristic of a child.
n
(figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
n
(informal) The period of time for which one wears a diaper as a child; babyhood.
n
Obsolete form of infancy. [The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).]
n
(Polari) A child; a young person.
n
(figuratively) An extremely old or outdated person.
adj
(dated, fandom slang, often derogatory) Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical.
adj
(dated, fandom slang, derogatory) Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical.
n
An immature member of a species.
n
The state of being an infant.
n
(obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.
adj
Pertaining to infants.
n
Synonym of childhood disintegrative disorder
n
quality of being infantile
n
An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
n
(sexuality) One who is subject to infantilism.
n
(often derogatory) A person who infantilizes others.
adj
(obsolete) Like an infant; childlike.
n
(psychology) The childlike aspect of a person's psyche — typically, the personality and the memories of one's childhood — especially in context of coexisting with, and being suppressed by, an adultlike aspect of the person.
adj
(UK) Childishly simple or obvious, resembling something found in a book for very young children.
adj
(not comparable) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
n
(antiques and collectibles) items connected with children, such as toys, dolls, teddy bears, etc.
adj
(informal) Childish; immature.
adj
(archaic, slang) frolicsome; sportive
adj
Of, pertaining to, like, or resembling a kid or young child; kidlike; kiddy.
adj
(rare) Appearing younger than one's actual age.
n
A man who acts as a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
n
(idiomatic) The supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.
adj
Characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship).
adj
Like a youth; inchoate, inexperienced.
adj
Childish; trifling; silly.
n
(psychology, psychiatry) Childlike behavior by an adult, especially as indicating a mental disorder.
n
(rare) The act or process of acquiring puerile characteristics.
n
(by extension) Youth and adolescence, especially that of a conceited and impertinent young man.
adj
Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
n
The quality of being schoolboyish.
adj
Characteristic of the schoolyard; puerile, bullying, gossipy, etc.
n
An individual who is partly a child, or somewhat childlike.
adj
(figuratively) Young, as a child.
n
The condition or state of being a squirrel, or of belonging to the world of squirrels; squirrels collectively.
adj
(informal) Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.
n
A rebellious and strong-willed three-year-old.
n
The period or status of being a toddler.
adj
Characteristic of a toddler.
adj
Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy.
adj
Having attributes of children in play
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tyke, or mischievous child.
n
(derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
n
(informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.
n
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Britain West Country, Northern England, informal) child
n
(informal) A young person.
n
(Southern US, Britain West Country, Northern England, informal) A young one: a youth, a child, a kid, young person.
n
Alternative form of younker (“a young man”) [a young man; a lad, youngster]
n
Obsolete form of young man. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, man.]
adj
(informal) Characteristic of a yuppie.
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