# babyness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The property or state of being a baby or being babylike.
2. Babylike physical traits, such as large eyes, theorized by Konrad Lorenz to evoke a caregiving response in adults.

## Etymology
From baby + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babyness