babe

noun

1
a
b
slang : girl, woman
c
slang : a person and especially a young woman who is sexually attractive
2
: a naive inexperienced person
used especially in the phrase babe in the woods

Examples of babe in a Sentence

although I worked with film for years, I'm just a babe as far as digital photography is concerned a babe in arms, too young even to crawl
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Naturepedic Wake up, babe, the Naturepedic 20% off sale is happening. Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024 Every other scene was populated with spooky babes — babes with scary faces but babes nonetheless. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 Doing the worm on the carpet and a cartwheel on the floating dock is not enough to impress, babes. Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 July 2024 Color-wise, Cher tends to stick to either black or icy platinum blonde, but her latest shade is less ice princess and more beach babe. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for babe 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of babe was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Babe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babe. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

babe

noun
: baby entry 1 sense 1a
a babe in arms

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