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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
But that’s an easy question, babe.
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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
She’s heard conservative male speakers at events use the term boss babe pejoratively.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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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
She’s heard conservative male speakers at events use the term boss babe pejoratively.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
Noun
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Instructors are on hand to teach novices.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 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,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Positioned on top of spring waters, this structure is home to the statue of the Greek goddess of health.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sycamore species itself carries symbolic weight in world mythologies, linked to Hera, queen of the Greek gods; the World Tree in Celtic tradition; and Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love and beauty.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pace put different people through the paces of different things on different equipment and surfaces, ranging from some beginner movements to some rather acrobatic moves by a woman visiting from South Korea that looked a lot like gymnastics.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Resembling a minnow near the surface of the water, these rental boats come with easy instructions for beginners who are unfamiliar with how to operate the canal’s lock system along the way.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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