Dictionary

baby-faced en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbeɪbiˌfeɪst/

Meanings

1. Having a face that appears childlike, innocent, or youthful.
   • [David] Caruso’s at his best in control of things as an island of calm fury. Here, looking like a babier-faced Alan Ladd, he’s hardly in charge even of his own destiny as an ex-petty thief who, forced by a cousin to do one more run, is caught, jailed, loses his wife in a car crash, and suffers the final indignity of having to turn police informer to secure permanent freedom. 1995, David Quinlan, “Kiss of Death”, in TV Times Film & Video Guide 1996, London: Mandarin Paperbacks, →ISBN, pages 397–398:
   • “You know what? Fine. I’m going to give them the cutest, furriest, biggest-eyed, and babiest-faced mammal on the planet, and then I’m going to make it chomp venomous desert vipers to death. How about that?” “Yeah, they’re still going to think it’s cute.” 2014, Mara Grunbaum, “Sand Cat”, in WTF, Evolution?! A Theory of Unintelligible Design, New York, N.Y.: Workman Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 3 (Dark Times), page 94:
   • Michelle was of the opinion that all the best con artists were baby-faced, since that inspires trust in others.

Forms

Synonyms

fresh-faced (appearance) · juvenile (youthfulness) · youngsome

Translations (2)

fi lapsenkasvoinen (having a youthful face) · de milchgesichtig (having a youthful face)