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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
Similar photos would later be taken of Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren while attending Cannes, with the whole beach babe thing becoming something of a tradition for Hollywood stars visiting the Riviera in the mid-21st century.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Welcome to a major transition week, R29 babes.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Welcome to a major transition week, R29 babes.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babe
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In contrast, a study led by Active Site, a research nonprofit that studies the use of AI in synthetic biology, found that AI help did not lead to significant differences in the ability of novices to complete the complex workflow to produce a virus in a biosafety laboratory.—
Stephen D. Turner,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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Our list is filled with PGA Tour stalwarts, LIV Golf superstars and enough up-and-comers to make the novice fan think twice before automatically presuming this title will end up with one of the usual suspects.—
Jason Sobel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The attorneys, however, offered different takes during the trial on whether the babies had access to donated breast milk.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Proof of the precise location of the plane during childbirth midair and the moment the baby is born can be challenging.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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This powerful Greek name actually stems from Demeter, a Greek goddess.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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The festival's origins stretch back to the Roman festival of Floralia, which was held to celebrate the goddess of spring and fertility and has been reinvented numerous times in the centuries that followed, according to the National Trust.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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While the global economy has conspired for decades to bring down the cost of dolls and footballs, the biggest expenses of raising kids—childcare, summer camp, music lessons, babysitting, college tuition, health care—all suffer from Baumol’s cost disease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Zara Larsson and Olandria, with their Bratz-doll-level glam by makeup artists Sophia Sinot and Ngozi Esther Edeme.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dermatologists say beginners need far fewer products than social media suggests — and the right basics can deliver real results.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Monstera is an easy plant to care for and is great for beginners.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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The couple's adult children from previous relationships are meeting this weekend, sources told TMZ.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Parents will be held accountable if their children are caught violating the city code.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, may hold the titles of Britain's future king and queen, but the couple's most important role is as parents to their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Only 30 people were allowed at the funeral, and the queen sat alone at the church, wearing a mask.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2026.
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