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as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
although I worked with film for years, I'm just a babe as far as digital photography is concerned
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as in baby
a recently born person
a babe in arms, too young even to crawl
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as in goddess
slang
a lovely woman
a celebrity magazine describing her as "a total babe"
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as in doll
slang
a physically attractive person
an ad for a beach resort depicting tanned babes of both sexes
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Recent Examples of babe
By Samantha Riedel March 7, 2025 Wake up, babes, The Wiggles are flagging!
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Wake up babe, Anya Taylor-Joy is at the center of a fashion scandal!
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Slow progress is still progress, babe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Herb had only one requirement for all his publications — hot-looking babes on the cover every month, no matter what the subject.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Wake up babe, Anya Taylor-Joy is at the center of a fashion scandal!
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Slow progress is still progress, babe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Herb had only one requirement for all his publications — hot-looking babes on the cover every month, no matter what the subject.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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And given the ease of using the phishing toolkits, even technical novices can create a legitimate-looking login page and a proxy server.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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But where one is fluent in the language of entertainment, the other now seated at the table is a novice in an industry that’s fraught with shady practices and constant change.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The preview also ends with a baby's cry, offering yet another possible plot clue.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Vital care for mothers and newborns Healthy moms are more likely to have healthy babies.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Leslie takes to Ted and Nicole's anniversary party plans like Eris, the goddess of Strife, took to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis - bent on destruction.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Guests on the route will also have the chance to experience Viking’s latest vessel, Viking Nerthus, so named for the ancient goddess of fertility and earth.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No’ about dolls, especially), this week’s Update is made by its guests.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The doll was ultimately cut from the scenes and replaced with CGI.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The basic 6- to 8-inch chef knife works best for most people, especially for beginners.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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This Dungeons and Dragons Starter Bundle combines some essential materials for new players to get started, including premade character sheets, an introductory rule book, a super-easy first campaign, and dice, making an otherwise complicated game a lot easier to understand for tweens or beginners.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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The beach is better suited to adults and older children due to the challenging access and lack of shade.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.—
Matt Thompson,
Spin,
10 Sep. 2023
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“Babe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babe. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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