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Definition of Baby-wise
1. Adverb. Like a baby. "He cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
Definition of Baby-wise
1. Adverb. In the manner of a baby. ¹
2. Adverb. As one would a baby. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baby-wise
Literary usage of Baby-wise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"He cuddled it, baby-wise, but he looked up from it often to curse with an
astonishing utter abandon straight at the noses of his captors. ..."
2. What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Emma Frances Angell Drake (1902)
"Why all it will hold, until it is full to overflowing, and then wonder what ails
the baby. Wise mothers smile at the absurdity; but remember you are the ..."
3. Educational Psychology by Edward Lee Thorndike (1913)
"So sitting up baby-wise with legs outstretched in front comes in the early months
of man's life (though very late, or not at all, in the race), ..."
4. The Child Welfare Manual: A Handbook of Child Nature and Nuture for Parents by University Society, New York (1919)
"Use of Solid Foods If a child has been bottle-fed, the use of semi- solid or
solid foods begins somewhat earlier than with the breast-fed baby. Wise care ..."
5. A Midsummer Holiday, and Other Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1884)
"Baby, baby wise, Love's divine surmise Lights your constant eyes Day and night
and day One mute word would they, As the soul saith, say. ..."
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