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babe
[ beyb ]
noun
- a baby or child.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an innocent or inexperienced person.
- Usually Babe. Southern U.S. (used, often before the surname, as a familiar name for a boy or man, especially the youngest of a family.)
- Slang.
- Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a girl or woman, especially an attractive one.
- an attractive young man.
- Sometimes Babe. an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
babe
/ ²ú±ðɪ²ú /
noun
- a baby
- informal.a naive, gullible, or unsuspecting person (often in the phrase a babe in arms )
- informal.a young woman or man perceived as being sexually attractive
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of babe1
Idioms and Phrases
- babe in the woods, an innocent, unsuspecting person, especially one likely to be victimized by others: Also babe in the wood.
Some highly informed people are mere babes in the woods where the stock market is concerned.
Example Sentences
Says Gavin: “Basically, the babe’s got a good head on her shoulders.â€
The beach babes have been replaced by Environmental Protection Agency crews in hazmat suits sifting through melted electric car batteries and other hazardous waste before it's trucked away to landfills.
“I looked at the texture and thought, ‘No, babe,’†Yang recalls.
"Hey babe, I need you to come out here right now," she tells him as her hair whips in the fierce winds.
I would just come in from walking the dog and tell my boyfriend, “Oh, babe. I forgot to tell you I’m nominated for a Grammy.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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