babe
pronunciation
How to pronounce babe in British English:
UK [beɪb]
How to pronounce babe in American English:
US [beb]
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- Noun:
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Word Origin
- babe (n.)
- late 14c., short for baban (early 13c.), which probably is imitative of baby talk (see babble), however in many languages the cognate word means "old woman" (compare Russian babushka "grandmother," from baba "peasant woman"). Crist crid in cradil, "moder, baba!" [John Audelay, c. 1426] Now mostly superseded by its diminutive form baby. Used figuratively for "a childish person" from 1520s. Meaning "attractive young woman" is 1915, college slang. Babe in the woods is from 1795.
Example
- 1. You drank cocktails when you were a bouncing babe ?
- 2. I sat him down , poured two glasses of red wine , and said : " babe , I have something to tell you . "
- 3. Abe and babe will grab a grub from greg .
- 4. A smallish bear is like a babe magnet .
- 5. Babe , what can l get from downstairs ?