Definition of Baby-like

1. Adverb. Like a baby. "He cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"

Exact synonyms: Baby-wise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baby-like

babus
babushka
babushkas
baby's bed
baby's breath
baby's dummy
baby's room
baby's tears
baby-boom generation
baby-care
baby-faced
baby-jumper
baby-killer
baby-killers
baby-like (current term)
baby-minder
baby-minders
baby-oil
baby-sat
baby-sit
baby-sits
baby-sitter
baby-sitters
baby-sitting
baby-snatcher
baby-to-be
baby-walker
baby-walkers
baby-wise

Literary usage of Baby-like

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1866)
"Why shouldn't you ?" " Well, it can be shown, perhaps, that you are entitled to the name. Only at first it will seem absurd when applied to a baby like you. ..."

2. Babyhood: Devoted Exclusively to the Care of Infants and Young Children (1891)
"WE have hoped against hope to hear that autumn and winter cloaks and garments are to be simpler and more baby-like than they have been for a year or two; ..."

3. Encyclopedia of Comedy: For Professional Entertainers, Social Clubs by James Melville Janson (1899)
"Why is a baby like a field of wheat ? Because it has to be well cradled and thrashed before it is fit for ... Why is a new-born baby like a gale of wind ? ..."

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