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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
Koumba uses them like a concierge service, commandeering Air Force One to jet-set around the world, waited on all the while by a retinue of babes in leopard print.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
White children and white babes in arms were there.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Their split spurs Alex’s unconventional midlife crisis, one without fancy muscle cars or a hot young babe on the arm.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
White children and white babes in arms were there.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Their split spurs Alex’s unconventional midlife crisis, one without fancy muscle cars or a hot young babe on the arm.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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Chan began as a singles skater and switched to pairs, partnering with Mitrofanov at the novice level.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the harder the novice looks — and the greater the chaos inside them longing for order, even of a diabolical nature — the more clearly the horror will appear.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bündchen and her now-husband, Joaquim Valente, welcomed their first baby, a boy, together in February 2025.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Cornerback Darious Williams was away from the team on Wednesday for the birth of his child, a baby boy.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hedda nominee Tessa Thompson was a green goddess in a custom Balenciaga gown embroidered with fishscale sequins and Bulgari jewelry.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Only a goddess of love can unzip her.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Besides, the idea that subsets of people don’t look exactly the same even if there’s one doll that represents some of them is already baked into the Barbie experience, which is inherently built around imagination.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mattel worked with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) to develop the doll over an 18-month span, according to the release.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The point is, vinyasa beginners and yogi pros alike can benefit from having a guide to what to wear to yoga class.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2026
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Las Coladas Trail is a fan favorite, allowing hikers to walk across ancient lava flows on a beginner-friendly hike (roughly a mile round trip).—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If your children do homework at the kitchen table instead of their bedrooms, find a spot to keep school supplies handy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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Questioning the powerful influences that oversee and fund what our children learn is critical.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cate Blanchett is the queen of a relaxed, textured bob.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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