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as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
although I worked with film for years, I'm just a babe as far as digital photography is concerned
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as in baby
a recently born person
a babe in arms, too young even to crawl
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as in goddess
slang
an attractive woman
a celebrity magazine describing her as "a total babe"
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as in doll
slang
a physically attractive person
an ad for a beach resort depicting tanned babes of both sexes
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Recent Examples of babe
Turns out that even being the perfect avatar doesn’t spare you from being objectified like a booth babe at a gun show.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
But that’s an easy question, babe.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Some things are beyond the capacity of a child to understand, while others resonate most profoundly out of the mouths of babes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Usually that show would have the babe of the week, whatever hot girl that Charlie [Sheen] was dating.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
But that’s an easy question, babe.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Some things are beyond the capacity of a child to understand, while others resonate most profoundly out of the mouths of babes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Usually that show would have the babe of the week, whatever hot girl that Charlie [Sheen] was dating.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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While the glory days have come and gone — and come and gone again — for Florida, most still see him as the king for a Gators program that was once just a novice to the national stage.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first hepatitis B vaccine was licensed in 1981, and the ACIP recommended a vaccine dose universally for all babies in 1991.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, some expressed concern over the fact that OP is sleeping while his baby daughter is still awake.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Last year, the Queen hosted a reception connected to the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's Dolls' House, which the Royal Collection Trust touts as the world's largest and most famous doll house.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Brave Ken doll also comes with a rooted wig and the other accessories.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Arizona’s Horseshoe Bend Trail is the second-best hiking trail for beginners, the InsureMyTrip study says.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, the 19 miles of challenging trails (ranging from the beginner-friendly Family Flow to experts-only Drop the Hammer, which includes a 12-foot plunge) aren’t the only attractions.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Your child isn't just competing with the kid next door for college admission or job opportunities.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The bodies of the three Decker children were discovered just days after they were reported missing by their mother on May 30.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Babe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babe. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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