Babycore

Babycore involves "gentle", muted" colors "pastel" or "cute" childlike innocence. This aesthetic leans toward softer, more Kawaii elements, and is distinguished from Kidcore through its usage of lighter colors and visuals typically reserved for babies and toddlers. It also differs from Softie in that it is much more frilly and childish. Babycore is often associated with age regression/littlespace, although not everyone who enjoys this aesthetic uses it to enter a younger headspace. Babycore is inspired by/similar any soft kawaii aesthetics, namely kawaii/yumekawaii, sweet lolita/sweet boystyle, Sanriocore/Melodycore, and dollette/gloomy coquette.

It is important to note, since many people get confused, that Babycore is NOT interchangeable with either age regression OR ABDL (adult baby diaper lover, which is a kink that ranges in intensity from recreational age regression to a hardcore humiliation fetish). Babycore is not based on agere or ABDL fashion/gear, but rather on the fashion/aesthetics listed above. Some adult babies may choose to use Babycore as part of the roleplay or just as their aesthetic, but this is not true of all of them.

Visual[]

There is a small but significant divide in the Babycore aesthetic community between hyperfeminine, soft, gloomy, vintage, very light-colored visuals more aligned with delicate sweet (or gloomy coquette), and more modern, plastic, cluttered, colorful (but still soft) visuals, more inspired by yume kawaii. These two sections of the community can often overlap, and are not different enough to become their own unique aesthetics; they are united as a community by their shared values of child-likeness, innocence, and "cuteness", and visually by the use of pastels and infants'/young children's items. Babycore visuals include:

Lots of frills
Pastels especially baby pink (and blue)
Baby soaps, wash, shampoo, and lotion
Sippy cups and bottles
Pacifiers
Kawaii Band-Aids
Babyish charms, beads, and stickers
Blankets
Sweet and innocent relationship motifs like handholding, knee sitting, etc
Cute animals (especially baby ones) and nature imagery similar to a more cutest version of Mori Kei
Foods, especially desserts
- Cupcakes
- Cake
- Ice cream
- Cookies
- Candy
- Fruit
Children's toys
- Stuffed animals
  - Unicorns
  - Elephants
  - Bears
  - Bunnies
  - Kittens
  - Dogs
- Toy dinosaurs
- Sea animals, such as seals, penguins, and axolotls
- Bath toys like rubber duckies
- Alphabet blocks
- Calico Critters (aka Sylvanian Families)
Characters from children's TV shows and movies
- Hello Kitty
- Rilakkuma
- Care Bears
- Sailor Moon
- My Little Pony
- Onegai My Melody
- Sanrio
- Gloomy Bear
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Molang
- Tamagotchi
- Kirby
- Hello Kitty Supercute Adventures
- Go! Go! Tamagotchi
- Let's Go! Tamagotchi!
- Pororo the Little Penguin
- Gabby's Dollhouse
- etc.

Personality traits that can represent childlike behavior are as follows:

Childish
Sweet
Crybaby
Emotional
Innocence

Fashion[]

Photo of a girl in a soft dress, the dress has pastel-coloured stars and resembles children's clothing. She is holding a pink and purple stuffed animal horse. She is taking the photo with her phone in front of a mirror, the phone is right in front of her face. — Example of Babycore clothes

Since Babycore is an aesthetic rather than a specific fashion style, fashion can take inspiration from any soft, babyish, and/or kawaii styles. Fashion inspired by Melanie Martinez Crybaby era is popular. Although some may choose to wear adult baby onesies, babycore does not necessarily focus on infant-like style. It leans more towards "girly" toddler fashion, such as: