Meaning & use
Babyish
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Resembling or characteristic of a baby, especially in an immature or overly dependent way.
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He was mocked for his babyish handwriting.
She thought it was babyish to cry over a lost board game.
A note on using this word
Often used disapprovingly to criticize adult or older-child behavior as beneath one's age.
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maturegrown-up
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