babe
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
babes
plural
babes
Britannica Dictionary definition of BABE
[count]
1
:
a very young child
:
baby
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a newborn babe
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I've known her since she was a babe in arms. [=a baby who is carried in the arms of an adult; an infant]
2
slang
a
:
a sexually attractive person
— usually used of young women
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hot babes in bikinis
◊ This sense of babe is very informal and is sometimes considered offensive.
b
— used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc.
— used especially by men to address women and by women to address men
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Hey babe, how've you been?
◊ This sense of babe is very familiar in tone. Using babe to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.
babe in the woods
US
:
a person who is innocent or who lacks experience
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When I began my political career, I was a mere babe in the woods.
