English

Pronunciation
enPR|b�b, SAMPA|[beɪb]
audio|en-us-babe.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|eɪb

Noun
en-noun

1. context|literary|or|poetic A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

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

1. slang An attractive person, especially a woman.

#:She's a real babe!

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

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

Synonyms
sense|infant baby, child, infant
sense|attractive person
*sense|woman doll, fox
sense|darling darling, dear, love, sweetheart<!--many more could be added here-->

Translations
trans-top|baby or infant
Dutch: #Dutch|baby m, zuigeling m, pasgeborene m
French: bébé m
Irish: leanbh
Italian: bambino m, bambina f
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Latin: infans
Malay: bayi
Portuguese: bebê
Scottish Gaelic: leanabh m, leanaban m, naoidhean m, pàisde m
Spanish: ni&ntilde;o m, ni&ntilde;a f
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trans-top|attractive person
Dutch: stuk f
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trans-top|darling
Dutch: schatje f, liefje f
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Malay: sayang
Scottish Gaelic: leannan m, gràdh m, gaol#Scottish Gaelic|gaol m, rùn#Scottish Gaelic|rùn m, rùnag f, mìlseachd|a mhìlseachd f
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Derived terms
bikini babe
babe magnet
out of the mouths of babes

Related terms
baby

See also
infant

Category:Babies

Bosnian

Noun
babe

1. plural of|baba|lang=Bosnian

Croatian

Noun
babe

1. plural of|baba|lang=Croatian

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|['ba.be]|lang=ro

Noun
ro-pl|bab�|gend=f

1. old women

Serbian

Noun
babe

1. plural of|baba|lang=Serbian

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fi:babe
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• 2007-12-31 00:06 - Mike Dillon - /* Pronunciation */ put {{enPR}} on non-IPA pronunciation

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