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babes

babe
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beyb]
    • /beɪb/
    • /beɪb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyb]
    • /beɪb/

Definitions of babes word

  • noun babes a baby or child. 1
  • noun babes an innocent or inexperienced person. 1
  • noun babes (usually initial capital letter) Southern U.S. (used, often before the surname, as a familiar name for a boy or man, especially the youngest of a family.) 1
  • noun babes Slang. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a girl or woman, especially an attractive one: Her roommate is a real babe! an attractive young man. (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female). 1
  • idioms babes babe in the woods, an innocent, unsuspecting person, especially one likely to be victimized by others: Some highly informed people are mere babes in the woods where the stock market is concerned. Also, babe in the wood. 1
  • noun babes Plural form of babe. 1

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Origin of babes

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; 1915-20 for def 4; Middle English; early Middle English baban, probably nursery word in origin

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Babes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

babes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

babes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for babes

noun babes

  • sugars — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
  • babies — an infant or very young child.
  • children — Children is the plural of child.
  • kids — Informal. a child or young person.

Antonyms for babes

noun babes

Top questions with babes

  • what boys want babes?

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