baby-like

1. 1.

   like a baby

   “he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms”

   Synonymsbaby-wise

Questions about baby-like

What does baby-like mean?

baby-like means "like a baby".

How many syllables are in baby-like?

baby-like has 3 syllables and divides as ba-by--like under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for baby-like?

Close synonyms include baby-wise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baby-like a common word?

baby-like is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.