baby face
Americannoun
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a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.
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a person having such a face.
noun
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a smooth round face like a baby's
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a person with such a face
Other Word Forms
- baby-faced adjective
Etymology
Origin of baby face
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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But in this crowd of men and women ages ranging from roughly 21 to 40, I suppose my baby face gave me away.
From Los Angeles Times
With a baby face and bouncing blond hair, the Draco Malfoy lookalike was a bowler of obvious promise but no clear identity.
From BBC
Maybe time had to work its magic to find a place where the baby face ended and the smolder began; they could not exist as one, though he certainly gave it the college try.
From Salon
Jaiswal, baby face and flashing blade, has tormented Stokes' side with runs from Vizag to Headingley.
From BBC
In 2020 she received baby face collagen injections - designed to make the face appear more plump - from an unlicensed clinic opened by a close friend.
From BBC
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