babyism
Definition
Noun: - Childish behavior or attitude: "babyism" refers to actions, speech, or tendencies characteristic of a baby or young child, especially when displayed by an older person. - A babyish expression or trait: A specific instance of infantile mannerism or language.
Usage Examples
- (His behavior is childish and immature.)
- (The student acted in a childish manner.)
- (She stopped behaving like a baby as she matured.)
Advanced Usage
"to indulge in babyism": to deliberately act in a childish way.
- The spoiled child indulged in babyism to get attention. (He acted like a baby to attract notice.)
"a remnant of babyism": a leftover childish habit in an adult.
- His thumb-sucking was a remnant of babyism. (A lingering infantile behavior.)
Variants and Related Words
Babyish (adj): resembling or characteristic of a baby; childish.
- Her babyish voice annoyed the audience. (Her voice sounded like a baby's.)
Babyhood (n): the state or period of being a baby.
- He remembered little from his babyhood. (His early infancy.)
Synonyms
- Childishness: the quality of being immature or like a child.
- Infantilism: the persistence of childlike traits into adulthood (often a clinical term).
- Puerility: childishness, especially in a negative sense.
Related Idioms
"To act like a baby": to behave in a childish or immature way.
- Stop acting like a baby and take responsibility. (Stop being childish.)
"To throw a babyish tantrum": to have a sudden outburst of childish anger.
- He threw a babyish tantrum when he didn't get his way. (He had a childish fit of rage.)