"babeship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: babeships [plural]
Etymology: From babe + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|babe|ship}} babe + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} babeship (plural babeships)
  1. (archaic) Infancy; babyhood. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-babeship-en-noun-9KZPpmoG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-babeship-en-noun-0zNjlCjE

Inflected forms

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