baby face

noun

1. a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.
2. a person having such a face.

baby-face

noun

1. a smooth round face like a baby's
2. a person with such a face

Other Words From

• baby-faced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby face¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

“For the first five years of my career, I still had such a baby face.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He will always be little brother to all of us, with that baby face and the baby fat,” Neilon said.

From Los Angeles Times

I searched his baby face, which appeared younger than 41.

From Los Angeles Times

A nursery worker who strapped a nine-month-old baby face down to a beanbag and left her there for 90 minutes has been jailed for 14 years for the child's manslaughter.

From BBC

A nursery worker who strapped a nine-month-old baby face down to a beanbag and left her for 90 minutes has been found guilty of manslaughter.

From BBC