babe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Related terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 3 Croatian 3.1 Noun 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Serbian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English babe. Akin to Early Middle English baban. Cf mama, dada, papa

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bāb, SAMPA: [beɪb]
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -eɪb

[edit] Noun

babe (plural babes)

1. (literary or poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

   These events came to pass when he was but a babe.

2. (slang) An attractive person, especially a woman.

   She's a real babe!

3. (also babes (singular)) Darling (term of endearment).

   Hey, babe, how's about you and me getting together?

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Synonyms

• (infant): baby, child, infant
• (attractive person):
  • (woman): doll, fox
  • See: Wikisaurus:beautiful woman
• (darling): darling, dear, love, sweetheart

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• bikini babe
• babe magnet
• out of the mouths of babes

[edit] Related terms

• baby

[edit] See also

• infant

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abbe

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Noun

babe

1. Plural form of baba.

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

babe

1. Plural form of baba.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ['ba.be]

[edit] Noun

babe f. pl.

1. Plural form of babă. old women

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

babe

1. Plural form of baba.