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babe

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babe  (bb)
n.
1. A baby; an infant.
2. An innocent or naive person.
3. Slang A young woman.
4. Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

[Middle English.]

babe [beɪb]
n
1. a baby
2. Informal a naive, gullible, or unsuspecting person (often in the phrase a babe in arms)
3. Slang a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.babebabe - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
cherub - a sweet innocent baby
child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"
abandoned infant, foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant - a baby from birth to four weeks
nurseling, nursling, suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse
papoose, pappoose - an American Indian infant
test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
war baby - conceived or born during war
2.babe - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"

babe
noun
1. (Informal) darling, love, baby, dear, dearest, honey, sweetheart, sweetie (informal) I'm sorry, babe. I didn't mean it.
2. (Informal) attractive young woman, siren, charmer, vamp (informal), femme fatale (French), temptress, Lorelei, seductress, Circe This is not a case of idle babe worship among howling teens.
3. baby, child, innocent, infant, bairn (Scot.), suckling, newborn child, babe in arms, nursling innocent as newborn babes
Translations
babe [beɪb]
A. N
1. (liter, o.f.) → criatura f
2. (esp US) → chica f; (in direct address) → nena f
B. CPD babe in arms Nniño/a m/f de pecho

babe [ˈbeɪb] n
(mainly US) (= honey) (term of address)ma poule
(= attractive woman) → canon m >, super nana f >
She's a real babe! → C'est un vrai canon!
the former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson → Pamela Anderson, la super nana qui jouait dans Baywatch beach babe
(old-fashioned) (= baby) → bébé m
newborn babes → les nouveaux-nés
babe-in-arms [ˌbeɪbɪnˈɑːrmz] ntout petit bébé m

babe
n
(liter)Kindlein nt (liter); babe in arms (esp Brit) → Säugling m
(esp US inf) → Baby nt (inf), → Puppe f (inf); hey Susie/Mike babe!he du, Susie!/Mike!
(inf: = girl) → Schnalle f (sl), → Tussi f (sl), → Braut f (sl) ? also baby e

babe [beɪb] n (old) → bimbo/a, bebè m inv (esp Am) (fam) (endearment) → piccolo/a, tesoro
babe in arms → bimbo/a in fasce (fig) → ingenuo/a
babe [beɪb] n (old) → bimbo/a, bebè m inv (esp Am) (fam) (endearment) → piccolo/a, tesoro
babe in arms → bimbo/a in fasce (fig) → ingenuo/a

babe
n babe [beib]
1 a baby a babe in arms (= a small baby not yet able to walk). baba طِفل رَضيع бебе nemluvně baby; spædbarn das Baby βρέφος, πολύ μικρό παιδί bebé beebi نوزاد؛ کودک vauva petit enfant תִּינוֹק बच्चा,शिशु जो अभी चल नहीं पाता beba kisbaba bayi kornabarn bambino 赤ん坊 갓난아기 kūdikis mazulis; bērniņš bayi baby baby, spedbarn niemowlę bebé sugar, be­be­luş младенец nemluvňa dete detence bebis, spädbarn ทารก bebek 嬰兒 немовля چھوٹا بچہ، طفل trẻ sơ sinh
2  see baby.


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The babe threw back his head and roared at his prospects.
She made the leap successfully, but as she grasped the limb of the further tree the sudden jar loosened the hold of the tiny babe where it clung frantically to her neck, and she saw the little thing hurled, turning and twisting, to the ground thirty feet below.
You come to murder the babe that shall be born of me.
 
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