How do you use the word "babe" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "babe" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "babe": The cradle is as brand new as the born babe lying in it. I can't believe you're so clueless. You're like a babe in the woods.

Babe Meaning

/beɪb/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

nounAn attractive person, especially a young woman.

Sentence Examples

The cradle is as brand new as the born babe lying in it.

I can't believe you're so clueless. You're like a babe in the woods.

Get in the car, babe. We're driving to Madagascar.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

baby sister infant

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The proud mother smiled down at her newborn ____ sleeping peacefully in the crib.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The young ____ was sleeping peacefully in his small wooden crib.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe English babe From Middle English babe, a variant of earlier baban, perhaps from Old English *baba (“boy, child”), from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic *babô, reduplicated variant of *ba-, *bō- (“father, brother, close male relation”). cognates and related terms Related to Old Frisian bobba (“child”) (whence North Frisian babbe, babb, babe (“child”)), Old High German Babo (a male forename), see boy. Otherwise, origin obscure. Compare mama, dada, papa. Welsh baban (“baby”), believed by Skeat to be a mutation of maban, a diminutive of mab (“son”), is probably rather a borrowing from English. Cognate also with English bub.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Though he possess sweet babes and loving wife, A home of peace by loyal friendships cheered, And love them more than death or happy life," — 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night:

"During the 1980s, its vivid streetlife became a symbol of the “consumer socialism” that distinguished Hungary from other Eastern Bloc states, but Budapesters today are rather less enamoured of Váci: dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle." — 2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73:

"But, Babe, you don't have to meet 'em if you don't want to." — 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:

"But they don't know that your sweet loving, babe Was here when all my friends were gone" — 1968 December 8, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, “I’d Be a Fool Right Now”, in For Once in My Life, performed by Stevie Wonder, Tamla Records:

"Ruth was called “Babe” because of his youth (and baby face) when he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1914 at age nineteen. He was also called “Bambino”—Italian for baby." — 2006, David C. King, Have Fun with American Heroes, Jossey-Bass, page 77:

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