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babe
noun
an
infant
;
a
very
young
child
who
has
not
yet
learned
to
walk
or
talk
.
•
The
new
parents
gently
rocked
the
sleeping
babe
in
their
arms
.
The
new
parents
gently
rocked
the
sleeping
babe
in
their
arms
.
•
A
tiny
babe
laughed
for
the
first
time
when
her
father
made
a
funny
face
.
A
tiny
babe
laughed
for
the
first
time
when
her
father
made
a
funny
face
.
Middle
English
babe
,
from
earlier
baban
,
probably
imitative
of
baby
talk
;
related
to
“
baby
.”
noun
a
friendly
or
loving
way
to
address
someone
you
care
about
,
especially
a
romantic
partner
•
Could
you
pass
me
the
salt
,
babe
?
Could
you
pass
me
the
salt
,
babe
?
•
Thanks
for
picking
me
up
,
babe
!
Thanks
for
picking
me
up
,
babe
!
Derived
from
the
original
sense
of
“
babe
”
meaning
“
baby
,”
adopted
as
an
affectionate
form
of
address
in
the
20th
century
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
sexually
attractive
young
woman
•
Jake
thinks
the
actress
in
that
movie
is
a
total
babe
.
Jake
thinks
the
actress
in
that
movie
is
a
total
babe
.
•
At
the
beach
,
surfers
nodded
at
the
babe
walking
by
in
sunglasses
.
At
the
beach
,
surfers
nodded
at
the
babe
walking
by
in
sunglasses
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
of
“
babe
”;
used
from
the
1960s
in
American
slang
to
describe
an
attractive
woman
.
noun
a
person
who
is
innocent
or
inexperienced
•
When
it
comes
to
politics
,
I'm
a
complete
babe
.
When
it
comes
to
politics
,
I'm
a
complete
babe
.
•
Entering
the
big
city
for
the
first
time
,
he
felt
like
a
babe
confronting
the
world
.
Entering
the
big
city
for
the
first
time
,
he
felt
like
a
babe
confronting
the
world
.
Extension
from
the
basic
idea
of
an
infant
to
someone
figuratively
‘
newborn
’
in
knowledge
or
experience
.