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Meaning of pickiness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. picky behaviour
  2. The quality of being picky.

Equivalents

Čeština vybíravost
Suomi nirsous
日本語 好き嫌い

Examples

“Between 6 and 12 months, babies are more open to new foods — and new experiences — than they will be later on as toddlers, when a certain amount of “neophobia” or “new means no” is developmentally normal, Ms. Lipner said. “Normal kids transition through a normal pickiness phase,” around 18 months, she said, when “they’re also learning autonomy and control.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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