make like a baby and head out
"make-like-a-baby-and-head-out" is a 23-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make like a baby and head out” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To leave, depart, go out.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make like a baby and head out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “make like a baby and head out” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for make like a baby and head out is 29 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To leave, depart, go out.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for make like a baby and head out, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: A pun on head out (“depart for another place”) and the idea of a newborn baby emerging headfirst from the womb. The correct English form is make like a baby and head out, spelled M-A-K-E- -L-I-K-E- -A- -B-A-B-Y- -A-N-D- -H-E-A-D- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To leave, depart, go out.
Etymology
A pun on head out (“depart for another place”) and the idea of a newborn baby emerging headfirst from the womb.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “make like a baby and head out”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-K-E- -L-I-K-E- -A- -B-A-B-Y- -A-N-D- -H-E-A-D- -O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.