单词 | babishness |
释义 | babishnessn. Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use). The quality of being (unduly) childish; babyishness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [noun] chilcea1200 fauntelte1377 bairnheid?a1513 childishness1539 babishness1557 puerility1576 childnessa1616 puerileness1727 babyhood1748 babyishness1836 immaturity1895 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Yiiiv So were it plaine babishenesse, to couet euery morsell. 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 729 The ignorantest person in a whole countrey, will deride the babishnesse of the argument. a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 10 This natione cannot be dantoned be babisnes, or meik behaviour. 1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iii. vi 1177 The Apostle taxes the Corinthians for their carnality and babishness in their Divisions. 1898 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening News 25 June 4/3 The babishness of the late unlamented name. 1914 A. H. Plumb When Mayflowers Blossom xx. 455 Thou hast put away every beteared fit-o'-the-face of babishness. 1936 Pinedale (Wyoming) Roundup 30 Apr. Mabel's sarcasm, Cooper's babishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1557 |
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