sexy baby voice

English

Etymology

Actress Lake Bell popularized the term with her 2013 film In a World..., and subsequently gave various interviews on the topic.

Noun

sexy baby voice (countable and uncountable, plural sexy baby voices)

1. An English-language speech pattern in which young women affect the high-pitched voice of a prepubescent girl.
   • 2022, Lee Wei-Jing, The Mermaid's Tale:

     'Hey,' she said seductively, in a sexy baby voice. 'What are we going to do this evening?'

   • 2022, Jessica Moor, Young Women:

     I read the same paragraph, over and over. I saw Tamsin where Marilyn was, the white dress, the sexy baby voice.