Synonyms of babes

babes

noun

plural of babe

1

as in novices

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

• novices
• beginners
• newcomers
• freshmen
• rookies
• apprentices
• virgins
• recruits
• newbies
• colts
• novitiates
• tyros
• greenhorns
• fledglings
• students
• punks
• neophytes
• cubs
• rooks
• abecedarians
• tenderfeet
• boots
• amateurs
• trainees
• candidates
• dabblers
• learners
• entrants
• dilettantes
• probationers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• professionals
• experts
• masters
• vets
• pros
• old-timers
• old hands

2

as in children

a recently born person

a babe in arms, too young even to crawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• children
• babies
• infants
• kids
• toddlers
• boys
• newborn
• neonates
• girls
• bambinos
• sucklings
• cherubs
• kiddies
• nurslings
• youngsters
• foundlings
• tots
• nippers
• urchins
• youths
• minors
• juveniles
• tykes
• kiddos
• moppets
• preemies
• squirts
• imps
• younglings
• whippersnappers
• tomboys
• bantlings
• tads
• hoydens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• senior citizens
• grown-ups
• elders
• seniors
• oldsters
• old-timers
• graybeards

3

as in beauties

slang a lovely woman

a celebrity magazine describing her as "a total babe"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauties
• goddesses
• queens
• eyefuls
• cookies
• belles
• cuties
• foxes
• honeys
• beauty queens
• stunners
• dolls
• peaches
• pretties
• dolly birds
• enchantresses
• charmers
• knockouts
• hotties
• pinup girls
• cover girls
• bathing beauties
• lookers
• sirens
• temptresses
• dishes
• vamps
• houris
• coquettes
• cutie-pies
• femmes fatales
• dreamboats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bags
• witches
• frumps
• hags
• crones

4

as in dolls

slang a physically attractive person

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dolls
• beauties
• lovelies
• hotties
• cuties
• foxes
• lookers
• tens
• eyefuls
• dishes
• goddesses
• hunks
• dreamboats
• showstoppers
• studs
• knockouts
• glamour-pusses
• stunners
• beefcakes
• superstuds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of babes

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

The queen of the blonde beach babes! — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Most of these songs go out to the babes. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

The neckline is very luxe-coded, and the wrinkle-proof texture is perfect for all the lazy babes out there who will do literally anything to avoid having to locate their handheld steamer. — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 27 May 2026

Out of the mouth of babes, indeed. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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