Word: babiness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
by
ness
Definition: Alternative form of babyness. Babylike physical traits, such as large eyes, theorized by Konrad Lorenz to evoke a caregiving response in adults.
Morphemes:
Affix: baby
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz