Babyface facts for kids

Babyface or Baby Face is a nickname or term used for many different things. It often describes someone who looks young for their age, or something that has a cute, youthful appearance.

Nicknames

Some famous people and even a train have been called "Baby Face" because of their looks or how they were seen:

• Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971) was an American musician. He played a type of jazz music called hard bop and soul-jazz.
• Jimmy McLarnin (1907–2004) was a famous boxer known as "Baby Face." He was a world champion in the welterweight category two times.
• The Baldwin DR-4-4-15 locomotive was a type of train sometimes called "Baby Face."

In music

The name "Babyface" is also very popular in the world of music:

• Babyface (musician), whose real name is Kenneth Edmonds, is a very well-known American R&B and pop artist. He is famous for writing songs, producing music, and singing.
• "Baby Face" is a classic song from 1926. Harry Akst wrote the music and Benny Davis wrote the words. Jan Garber sang it that same year.
• "Babyface" is also the name of a song by the famous rock band U2.
• Babyface was the rhythm guitarist for a band called Thee Faction.
• "Baby Face" is a song by Jolin Tsai. It was released on her 2000 album called Show Your Love.
• The rock band Axe (band) used to be known by the name Babyface.

Fictional characters

You can find characters named Babyface in many stories, movies, and games:

• Baby-Face Finster is a criminal character from the cartoon Baby Buggy Bunny. He tries to trick people by pretending to be a baby.
• Babyface is a character in the popular movie Toy Story. He is a toy with a baby doll head on a spider-like body.
• Baby Face Finlayson is a character from the British comic book The Beano.
• Baby Face is a character in the video game Dynamite Headdy.
• Babyface Beagle is one of the Beagle Boys. They are a group of villains from the Scrooge McDuck cartoon world.
• The Baby Face Gang is a group of literally baby-faced gang leaders from the TV show Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• Baby Face is a character in the 2009 movie The Hills Run Red.
• Baby Face is a character in the movie and musicals Bugsy Malone.
• Babyface Boretti is a villain in the film Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare.

Other uses

The term "babyface" can also describe other things:

• Baby Face (toy) was a brand of baby dolls. They were made by a company called Galoob in the early 1990s.
• In professional wrestling, a "babyface" is a wrestler who is seen as the "good guy" by the audience. They are usually cheered on.
• A face that shows cuteness is often called a "baby face." This means it has features that make it look sweet and innocent.
• A face that shows neoteny also looks like a "baby face." Neoteny means keeping youthful features into adulthood, like large eyes or a small nose.

Images for kids

• Baby Face Nelson.jpg

  Lester Joseph Gillis, also known as Baby Face Nelson

• Baldwin DR-4-4-15.jpg

  The Baldwin DR-4-4-15 locomotive

• Baby Face (1933 film poster).jpg

  Poster for the 1933 film Baby Face

• Baby Face doll.jpg

  A Baby Face doll

• Chow Yun-fat.jpg

  Chow Yun-fat, an actor with a "Babyface Killer" nickname

• Ole Gunnar Solskjær.jpg

  Ole Gunnar Solskjær, a football player nicknamed "The Baby-Faced Assassin"