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Childish & silly
Answer for the clue "Childish & silly ", 7 letters:
babyish
Alternative clues for the word babyish
Word definitions for babyish in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I 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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj : characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Babyish \Ba"by*ish\, a. Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- Ba"by*ish*ly , adv. -- Ba"by*ish*ness , n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1753, from baby (n.) + -ish . Earlier in same sense was babish (1530s).
Usage examples of babyish.
More or less exactly halfway between the shadowed undercurves of her breasts and the second line of hair lay the puckered and babyish eyelid of the navel, itself the central point of the shallow convexity that now flattened out on to the hinges of the hips, where the skin was weak, and tender veins were disclosed .
And at least the dress wasn't red check or something else babyish, like Mom would have insisted on.