Babish

//ˈbeɪb.ɪʃ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make or treat as babish. obsolete

    "The Pharisees had babished the simple people with fained and colde religion, and had tangled theyr consciences with."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a babe; childish; babyish.

    "Spoons, you know, are to feed us with weak and thin food, even with that which best suiteth with weak stomachs, or with a babish temper."

Synonyms

All synonyms
babybabyishbabyishchildishchildishchildlike

Example

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"Spoons, you know, are to feed us with weak and thin food, even with that which best suiteth with weak stomachs, or with a babish temper."

Etymology

From babe + -ish.

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