babe C2+ Topic:People & Society US /beɪb/ UK /beɪb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person The babe slept soundly in its mother's arms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a baby or young child; an... babyinfantsweetheartdarlingbeauty ↔ Opposites adult Word family Derived forms babish Related forms babybabble Etymology AI details Middle English babe, a reduplicative nursery word imitating an infant's babbling, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. babe Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # babe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /beɪb/ **IPA (UK):** /beɪb/ ## Meanings 1. a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person ## Examples - The babe slept soundly in its mother's arms. ## Synonyms - baby - infant - sweetheart - darling - beauty ## Antonyms - adult ## Derived Forms - babish ## Related Forms - baby - babble ## Roots and Affixes - Root: babe ## Etymology Middle English babe, a reduplicative nursery word imitating an infant's babbling, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. ## AI Etymology Babe is from Middle English babe, a reduplicative nursery word imitating an infant's babbling, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. In present-day use, it means a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person. Derived formations include babish. Related vocabulary includes baby and babble. ## Topics - People & Society markdown