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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
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as in children
a recently born person
a babe in arms, too young even to crawl
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as in beauties
slang
a lovely woman
a celebrity magazine describing her as "a total babe"
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as in dolls
slang
a physically attractive person
an ad for a beach resort depicting tanned babes of both sexes
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Recent Examples of babes
White children and white babes in arms were there.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The queen of the blonde beach babes!
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The show, held in Brooklyn at the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank building, saw a chic mix of celebrities and Burch babes.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The media babes gave its award to Katie Lobosco, reporter for Tax Notes.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 17 July 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The queen of the blonde beach babes!
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The show, held in Brooklyn at the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank building, saw a chic mix of celebrities and Burch babes.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The media babes gave its award to Katie Lobosco, reporter for Tax Notes.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 17 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babes
Noun
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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,
9 Oct. 2025
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That’s because using a whetsone can be tricky for novices.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Obesity tripled in children and doubled in adults between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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His other two children are out of high school.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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Laneige Water Sleeping Mask Laneige became a household name thanks to its lip sleeping mask, but this overnight cream is no slack with the beauties either.—
Shalwah Evans,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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One of the all-time beauties of film, with acting chops.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lily Hope, a Lingít master weaver, is using the popular Labubu dolls to raise awareness of Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Other collab dolls and non-series versions will ring you up for more than $20 and closer to $51.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Monstera is an easy plant to care for and is great for beginners.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Those who've purchased it also express its excellence for beginners, with a few saying that the tripod could be more stable.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, our technology saved thousands of babies.—
Jane Marie Chen,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those babies are going to be delivered!—
Max Gao,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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These goddesses were no feminists.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor, EW offered fans an exclusive first look at the Golden goddesses heading to the Bachelor mansion.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Things shifted in Sheffield’s third term, when a number of newcomers joined the council and voted her president, and an infusion of federal pandemic relief funds made a broad range of initiatives possible.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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To ease in newcomers to Indian cuisine, the duo plans to serve familiar Indian dishes like chicken tikka masala with rice.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Babes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babes. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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