babe

beɪb

Definition

Definition of babe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

childyoung child, especially an infant

She rocked the babe gently in her arms.

infant

newborn

toddler

affectionterm of endearment for a loved one

Hey babe, how was your day?

beloved

darling

sweetheart

appearanceattractive person especially a young woman

Everyone at the party thought she was a total babe.

beauty

hottie

stunner

experience

Rare

naive or inexperienced person

Rare

He's just a babe in the business world.

innocent

novice

simpleton

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Expressions with babe

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babe in the woods

person who is naive or inexperienced

She felt like a babe in the woods on her first day at the job.

babe magnet

person who is very attractive to women

He is known as a babe magnet at parties.

innocent as the babe unborn

exp.

completely free from guilt or wrongdoing

She looked innocent as the babe unborn in her white dress.

babe in arms

very young child still being carried

She cradled the babe in arms gently.

babe-in-a-cradle

young child or baby in a crib

The babe-in-a-cradle was gently rocked to sleep by her mother..

pit babe

woman working in the pit area at motorsport events

The pit babe posed for photos with the race car.

Origin of babe

Middle English, babe (baby)

Examples of babe in a sentence

A babe needs constant care and attention.
Babe, could you pass the salt?
I miss you, babe, every single day.
She was known as the babe of the group.
In the movie, the actress played the role of a babe.
She's a babe when it comes to cooking.

In terms of hiking, he's a total babe.

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French:bébé, chéri, ...
German:Baby, Schatz, ...
Italian:neonato, amore, ...
Spanish:bebé, cariño, ...
Portuguese:bebé, amor, ...
Chinese:婴儿, 宝贝, ...
Japanese:赤ちゃん, ベイビー, ...
Arabic:رَضِيع, حَبِيبِي, ...
Hebrew:תִּינוֹק, מוֹתֶק, ...
Russian:младенец, дорогая, ...
Ukrainian:дитина, коханий, ...
Hindi:शिशु, जान, ...
Bengali:শিশু, প্রিয়, ...
Catalan:nadó, carinyo, ...
Czech:nemluvně, zlato, ...
Danish:baby, skat, ...
Dutch:baby, schatje, ...
Greek:μωρό, αγάπη, ...
Hungarian:csecsemő, szerelmem, ...
Khmer:ទារក, សម្លាញ់, ...
Korean:아기, 여보, ...
Persian:نوزاد, عزیزم, ...
Polish:niemowlę, kochanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):neném, amor, ...
Romanian:bebeluş, iubito, ...
Swedish:spädbarn, älskling, ...
Thai:ทารก, ที่รัก, ...
Turkish:bebek, aşkım, ...
Vietnamese:em bé, cưng, ...

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