babe

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++babe /beɪb/ noun [countable]  1  literaryBABY/HAVE A BABY a baby 婴儿babe in arms (=one that has to be carried) 襁褓小儿2. WOMAN spoken informal a word for an attractive young woman 宝贝儿〔指年轻貌美的女子〕3. TALK TO somebodyINSULT spoken informal not polite a way of speaking to a young woman, often considered offensive 小妞〔对年轻女子的称呼，常被认为具有冒犯性〕4. TALK TO somebodyLOVE spoken a way of speaking to someone you love, especially your wife or husband 亲爱的〔对自己所爱的人，尤指对妻子或丈夫的称呼〕5  babe in the woods American EnglishEXPERIENCED someone who can be easily deceived 容易上当受骗的人 He was like a babe in the woods when he first came to New York. 他初到纽约时就像一个不谙世事的幼稚小孩。

Examples from the Corpus

babe• Rex is sleeping like a babe.• Jack could not have looked more out of place if he'd been a Baywatch babe in a nunnery.• And I really dig those cute babes looking on!• Hey, babe, how are you?• Brad's a total babe.• Except for meeting you, babe, of course.babe in arms• a woman with a babe in arms• There is a monument to those who fell - men, women, children, babes in arms and the aged.Origin babe (1300-1400) Probably from the sounds made by a baby

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babe
babe /beɪb/ noun [countable]1. literary a baby
    babe in arms (=one that has to be carried)
2. spoken informal a word for an attractive young woman
3. spoken informal a way of speaking to a young woman, often considered offensive
4. spoken a way of speaking to someone you love, especially your wife or husband
5. babe in the woods American English someone who can be easily deceived:
    He was like a babe in the woods when he first came to New York.

babeBrE /beɪb/ 🔊NAmE /beɪb/ 🔊 noun(old use) a baby 婴儿(slang) a word used to address a young woman, or your wife, husband or lover, usually expressing affection but sometimes considered offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know 宝贝儿，心肝儿（对年轻女子或爱人的昵称。男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌）◆What're you doing tonight, babe? 你今晚做什么，宝贝儿？🔊🔊(informal) an attractive young woman 有魅力的年轻女子●a ˌbabe in ˈarms(old-fashioned) a very small baby that cannot yet walk 襁褓中的婴儿●out of the ˌmouths of ˈbabes (and ˈsucklings)(saying) used when a small child has just said sth that seems very wise or clever 童言有道