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adj. - Like an infant especially in dependence.

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Usage examples (7)
  • babelike innocence and dependence
  • He is trim, brown-haired, nice-looking for a regular guy; babelike for a scientist.
  • Also: Parallel-universe physicist Brian Greene is "nice-looking for a regular guy; babelike for a scientist," and as capable as debating vegan cheese as string theory,...
  • If you want a babelike 30-year-old hanging around the house, by all means, buy that car for them … the shiny red one!”
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