† ˈbabishly,adv. [f. babish a. + -ly2.] In the manner of a babe or infant. a1603T. Cartwright Confut. Rhem. N.T. (1618) 147 Childishly and babishly deluded.1625Ussher Answ. Jesuit 493 Our Challenger..will hardly find one Father..that ever spake so babishly herein.