English Explanatory Dictionary

babyness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property or state of being a baby or being babylike.
  2. Babylike physical traits, such as large eyes, theorized by Konrad Lorenz to evoke a caregiving response in adults.

Word forms

babyness babiness

Etymology

From baby + -ness.

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