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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
Why else would thousands of babes be screaming at all of their concerts?
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
By Samantha Riedel March 7, 2025 Wake up, babes, The Wiggles are flagging!
—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
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
By Samantha Riedel March 7, 2025 Wake up, babes, The Wiggles are flagging!
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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But former employees said the organization contributed hundreds of millions of dollars toward promoting novice teachers.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
6 May 2025
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Plus, its Smart Connect button and auto-protocol selection simplify the setup, even for VPN novices.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Family welcomes arrival of new baby Evie 'The Bear' Season 4 cast Jeremy Allen White returns as head chef Carmy, a role that has won him two consecutive Emmys for.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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What does this research mean for parents and their babies?—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
21 May 2025
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The resulting reconstructions show that the Parthenon’s internal appearance was constructed to provoke maximum awe—and even fear—by presenting a monumental golden goddess emerging from darkness.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The cloud, named Eos after the Greek goddess of the dawn, measures about 40 moons across and its mass is 3,400 times that of the sun, according to the researchers.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Just north of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, hidden within the vast, anonymous industrial parks of Valencia, lies the secret lab where the murderous doll M3GAN was born.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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In fact, these dolls might be the one thing that’s hotter than a Birkin bag in 2025.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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Take full advantage of the tax code and set yourself up for success with these five small-business tax tips for beginners.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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While recording a commercial focused on hopes for one’s children, the script struck a personal chord.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Her colleagues have seen families struggle to care for a child with a severe brain injury, Boerwinkle told me, and everyone was wary of providing false hope.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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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 27 May. 2025.
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