babyship
/ˈbeɪbɪʃɪp/noun
1= babyhood. Compare babeship. Now rare.
- Only attested in dictionaries prior to the mid 19th cent..
2With preceding possessive adjective: a mock title of respect given to a baby, especially one considered to be excessively pampered.
- rare before mid 19th cent..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Minsheu (c1559–1627), lexicographer. From baby + -ship.
- re-election
- reeled silk
- reeler
- reelerman
- re-elevate
- re-elevation
- reel-fed
- reel-footed
- Reelfoot Lake
- re-eligibility
- re-eligible
- underfur
- undergarment
- undergird
- underglaze
- undergo
- undergrad
- undergraduate
- underground
- underground economy
- underground mutton
- Underground Railroad
- undergrowth
- under guard
- underhand