Babe

  • 31babe — n. a babe in the woods ( a naive person ) * * * [beɪb] a babe in the woods ( a naive person ) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32babe — noun 1) literary a babe in arms See baby 1. 1) 2) informal what a babe! Syn: beauty; informal hottie, looker, bombshell, heartthrob, knockout, fox, (piece of) arm candy, eye catcher, dish …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 33Babe — Was sollen Babe und Heringslake beisammen? D.h.: Wie passt das zur Sache! Das gehört nicht hierher. Unser: Das passt wie die Faust aufs Auge. [Zusätze und Ergänzungen] * Von der Babe Lubkes Zeiten. (Jüdisch deutsch. Brody.) Ueber die Grossmutter… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 34babe — noun Etymology: Middle English, probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century 1. a. infant, baby b. slang girl, woman c. slang a person and especially …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35babe — noun Babe is used before these nouns: ↑magnet …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36babe — Synonyms and related words: angel, baby, baby bunting, baby doll, bambino, bantling, broad, buttercup, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, child, child of nature, colleen, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, darling, dear, deary, demoiselle, doll, dove,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37Babe — 1) familiar term of address to a woman: Hey, babe. How ve you been? ; 2) sexually attractive female; 3) sexually attractive male …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 38babe — Australian Slang 1. familiar term of address to a woman: Hey, babe. How ve you been? ; 2. sexually attractive female; 3. sexually attractive male …

    English dialects glossary

  • 39babe — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A very young child: baby, bambino, infant, neonate, newborn, nursling. Idiom: bundle of joy. See KIN, YOUTH. 2. A guileless, unsophisticated person: child, ingenue, innocent, naive. Idiom: babe in the woods. See… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 40babe — n a. a sweetheart, lover. A usage imported from the USA into Britain via films, pop songs, etc. The word had begun to be used unself consciously in Britain in the late 1970s, particularly in the form babes and mainly by working class speakers. It …

    Contemporary slang