US /beɪb/ UK /beɪb/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person

    The babe slept soundly in its mother's arms.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a baby or young child; an... babyinfantsweetheartdarlingbeauty
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Word family
Derived forms babish
Related forms babybabble

Etymology

Middle English babe, a reduplicative nursery word imitating an infant's babbling, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

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