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babyface en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English babyface From baby + face.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of baby face.
   alt of baby face
   • [Jim] Freedman began his analysis by noting two important facts about professional wrestling: First, that heels triumph considerably more often than do babyfaces and, second, that they triumph by different means, relying on secret holds, sly managers, secret weapons, and illegal maneuvers, whereas babyfaces trust to their physical abilities and athletic training alone. 1989, Bruce Lincoln, “The Dialectics of Symbolic Inversion”, in Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part III (Classification), page 158:
   • The smooth babyface of the man in the chair broke into a shy smile; he looked at the camera and said, "Hello, folks. Excuse me for sitting down. I'm still weak." 1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter VI, in Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC, page 43:
   • A babyface’s success depends a great deal on the heels he’s facing. It’s all in how you make them look. A good heel will make your babyface look like Superman. 2007 October, Dave Batista [i.e., Dave Bautista]; with Jeremy Roberts, “Evolution”, in Batista Unleashed, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 127:

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