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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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2
as in baby
a recently born person
a babe in arms, too young even to crawl
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3
as in goddess
slang
a lovely 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
By Samantha Riedel March 7, 2025 Wake up, babes, The Wiggles are flagging!
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Wake up babe, Anya Taylor-Joy is at the center of a fashion scandal!
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Slow progress is still progress, babe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Herb had only one requirement for all his publications — hot-looking babes on the cover every month, no matter what the subject.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Wake up babe, Anya Taylor-Joy is at the center of a fashion scandal!
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Slow progress is still progress, babe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Herb had only one requirement for all his publications — hot-looking babes on the cover every month, no matter what the subject.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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And given the ease of using the phishing toolkits, even technical novices can create a legitimate-looking login page and a proxy server.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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But where one is fluent in the language of entertainment, the other now seated at the table is a novice in an industry that’s fraught with shady practices and constant change.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Inside are nestled a half-dozen standard-size dumplings of your choice, like nothing so much as a clutch of tiny, steamy babies, with a few drifts of black pepper freshly ground over the top.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Gerald Ford holds a Vietnamese baby on an Air Force bus in California in April 1975.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Leslie takes to Ted and Nicole's anniversary party plans like Eris, the goddess of Strife, took to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis - bent on destruction.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Guests on the route will also have the chance to experience Viking’s latest vessel, Viking Nerthus, so named for the ancient goddess of fertility and earth.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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One of those promotions – bobbleheads of the stars – has become so popular that prices rise and fans line up for hours hoping to get inside before the supply of dolls disappears.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Television The creators of ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie’ on remaking America’s doll just before #MeToo April 27, 2018 Nevins took a look at NFL players at the end of their careers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The basic 6- to 8-inch chef knife works best for most people, especially for beginners.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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The small quadcopter is light enough to sidestep FAA registration requirements so beginner pilots can use it without a fee and with fewer restrictions than heavier drones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parents may bring a folding stroller for free, one per child aged up to 23 months.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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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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But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.—
Matt Thompson,
Spin,
10 Sep. 2023
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“Babe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babe. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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