as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
the boy now thinks that playing with blocks is a rather babyish activity
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Recent Examples of babyish
Suzanne O’Donnell, an accomplished regional theater actor with a lot of Shakespeare on her resume, plays Penrose as both a warm mothering figure to these two occasionally babyish men but does not downplay the character’s pragmatic side.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babyish
Adjective
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The whole tweet story now feels almost like a childish tale.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The feeling was less substantial, more childish, like expecting someone to walk in and scold you for doing something wrong and not knowing where to hide.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s so much regulation coming our way aimed at removing any sort of greenwashing, but even if that is successful, the customer is still immature.—
Elektra Kotsoni,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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On top of that, the immature grubs chew through grass roots and create dead patches in your lawn.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Her ex-husband is suing her for custody of their adolescent daughter, with the intention of moving them both from Queens, New York to Boise, Idaho.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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Without adolescent uptake, tobacco cannot find new users.—
Katharine Silbaugh,
STAT,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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The victims — a man, woman and juvenile male — were all found with gunshot wounds.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Tensions between Rian and Patrick flare when Rian drunkenly mentions a brief fling with Shiv, though the film’s clunky edit, which gives little room for the performances to breathe and play out organically within their contexts, makes these frictions feel stilted and juvenile.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Babyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babyish. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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