babyhood

ba·by

B0005200 (bā′bē)n. pl. ba·bies 1. a. A very young child; an infant.b. An unborn child; a fetus.c. The youngest member of a family or group.d. A very young animal.2. An adult or young person who behaves in an infantile way.3. Informal a. A lover or sweetheart.b. Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.4. Slang An object of personal concern or interest: Keeping the boat in good repair is your baby.adj. bab·i·er, bab·i·est 1. Of or having to do with a baby.2. Infantile or childish.3. Small in comparison with others of the same kind: baby vegetables.tr.v. ba·bied, ba·by·ing, ba·bies To pamper like a baby; coddle. See Synonyms at pamper.

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[Middle English : babe, babe; see babe + -y, diminutive suffix.]

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ba′by·hood′ n.ba′by·ish adj.

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Noun	1.	babyhood - the early stage of growth or developmentearly childhood, infancytime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life stateoral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
	2.	babyhood - the earliest state of immaturity infancyimmatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity

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