Part 842

<hw>Ba"by*hood</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or period of infancy.</def>

<h1>Babyhouse</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Ba"by*house`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.</def>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Babyish</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Ba"by*ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ba"by*ish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Ba"by*ish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Babyism</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Ba"by*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being a baby.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A babyish manner of acting or speaking.</def>

<h1>Baby jumper</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Ba"by jump`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.</def>

<h1>Babylonian</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.</def>

<h1>Babylonian</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bab`y*lo"ni*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.</def>

<h1>Babylonic, Babylonical</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw><hw>Bab`y*lon"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Bab`y*lon"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as <i>Babylonic</i> garments,carpets, or hangings.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Tumultuous; disorderly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i> Sir J. Harrington.</i>

<h1>Babylonish</h1> <Xpage=109>

<hw>Bab"y*lo`nish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.</def> "A <i>Babylonish</i> garment."

<i> Josh. vii. 21.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to the Babylon of <i>Revelation</i> xiv.8.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Pertaining to Rome and papal power.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The . . . injurious nickname of <b>Babylonish</b>. <i> Gape.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Confused; Babel-like.</def>

<h1>Babyroussa, Babyrussa</h1> <Xpage=109>