babycakes
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.bi.keɪks/
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Noun
babycakes (uncountable)
- (US, slang) Term of endearment for a young woman.
- 1979 July 2, Billie Jean King, quotee, “Reflection on the Seedings Fills Pause at Wimbledon”, in The New York Times:
- Mrs. King is delighted that there are so many Tracy Austins in professional tennis these days. She refers to them as “babycakes,” and not patronizingly.
Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2024) “babycakes n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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