What is the difference between babe and baby?
babe | baby |
(literary, or, poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman.
Darling (term of endearment).
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies]] for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See [[:Category:Baby animals for more.
Unborn young; a fetus.
A person who is immature or infantile.
A term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
(informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
A pet project or responsibility.
The lastborn of a family.
(archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
Of an animal: young.
Intended for babies.
Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn'', ''baby potatoes ).
To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
Baby is a synonym of babe.
Baby is a related term of babe.
As nouns the difference between babe and baby
is that babe is a baby or infant; a very young human or animal while baby is a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.As an adjective baby is
of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.As a verb baby is
{{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.babe
English
Noun
(en noun)- These events came to pass when he was but a babe .
- She's a real babe !
- Hey, babe , how's about you and me getting together?
Quotations
* (English Citations of "babe")Synonyms
* (infant) baby, child, infant * (attractive person) ** (woman) hottie, doll, fox ** See: * (darling) darling, dear, love, sweetheartDerived terms
* bikini babe * babe magnet * out of the mouths of babesReferences
See also
* infantAnagrams
* English affectionate terms ----baby
English
Noun
(babies)- When is your baby due?
- Stand up for yourself - don't be such a baby !
- Hey baby , what are you doing later?
- The annual report has been my baby since September.
- See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.
Synonyms
* (young human being) babe, babby, babbie, infant * (immature or infantile person) big baby * (term of endearment) loveSee also
* gamete, zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo, fetusAdjective
(-) (used only before the noun)- a baby boy
- a baby elephant
- baby clothes