baby face

名词 n.
/ˈbeɪbɪ feɪs/    /ˈbeɪbi ˌfeɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A face, often chubby, resembling that of a baby; a youthful face.
    — I now also saw that famous beauty, but in my opinion of a childish, simple, and baby face, Mademoiselle Querouaille [Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth], lately Maide of Honʳ to Madame, and now to be so to yᵉ Queen.
  2. A person having such a face, especially a young man having a beardless appearance. derogatory,often
    — God alone knows what has happened to our Indian Princes. Why are there so many of them running after baby faces? Why have they become so recklessly careless of their name and reputation?
  3. A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a good guy, especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned. broadly,slang
    — [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.

词形变化

baby faces plural babyface alternative baby-face alternative

词源

From baby + face.
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