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babyish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Babies, Children
ba·by·ish /ˈbeɪbi-ɪʃ/ adjective  DHBSSClike a baby, or suitable for a baby 婴儿似的,孩子气的;适合婴儿的 The games were a little babyish for nine-year-olds. 这些游戏对九岁的孩子来说太幼稚了一点。
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babyishI didn't notice it myself but looking at the people at school you think how babyish.These lent a world-weary cast to a face that might otherwise have been babyish.They were all turning 4 and they saw drooling as a babyish behavior, something they were proud to be leaving behind.
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babyish
babyish /ˈbeɪbi-ɪʃ/ adjective
like a baby, or suitable for a baby:
    The games were a little babyish for nine-year-olds.


baby·ishBrE /ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective (usually disapproving) typical of or suitable for a baby 婴儿的;婴儿般的;稚气的