Synonyms of babe

babe

noun

ˈbāb 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novice
• beginner
• rookie
• apprentice
• newcomer
• freshman
• virgin
• newbie
• colt
• tyro
• cub
• greenhorn
• recruit
• fledgling
• student
• tenderfoot
• rook
• neophyte
• novitiate
• punk
• abecedarian
• amateur
• boot
• trainee
• candidate
• learner
• dilettante
• dabbler
• probationer
• entrant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veteran
• vet
• master
• expert
• pro
• old hand
• professional
• old-timer

2

as in baby

a recently born person

a babe in arms, too young even to crawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baby
• child
• infant
• kid
• boy
• toddler
• newborn
• neonate
• girl
• bambino
• cherub
• suckling
• kiddo
• youngster
• foundling
• kiddie
• tot
• tyke
• juvenile
• nursling
• urchin
• minor
• preemie
• youth
• tomboy
• moppet
• squirt
• nipper
• tad
• imp
• bantling
• whippersnapper
• youngling
• hoyden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• senior citizen
• grown-up
• elder
• oldster
• old-timer
• graybeard
• senior

3

as in goddess

slang an attractive woman

a celebrity magazine describing her as "a total babe"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goddess
• queen
• beauty
• eyeful
• cutie
• cookie
• honey
• beauty queen
• fox
• doll
• stunner
• belle
• peach
• enchantress
• dolly bird
• knockout
• charmer
• hottie
• cover girl
• looker
• temptress
• bathing beauty
• pinup girl
• siren
• houri
• cutie-pie
• dreamboat
• coquette
• femme fatale
• vamp
• dish
• pretty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bag
• witch
• frump
• hag
• crone

4

as in doll

slang a physically attractive person

an ad for a beach resort depicting tanned babes of both sexes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doll
• lovely
• beauty
• hottie
• eyeful
• cutie
• fox
• looker
• ten
• goddess
• dreamboat
• dish
• showstopper
• stud
• glamour-puss
• knockout
• hunk
• stunner
• beefcake
• superstud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of babe

Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps. — Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

No overly confident and underskilled med students are doing procedures on me, babe. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

Pampers Swaddlers These tried-and-true diapers, available in preemie sizes—plus larger sizes for growing babes—are a must-have for life with a newborn. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026

Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026