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Babe vs Bane - What's the difference?

babe | bane |

In lang=en terms the difference between babe and bane

is that babe is an attractive person, especially a young woman while bane is poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.

As nouns the difference between babe and bane

is that babe is a baby or infant; a very young human or animal while bane is a cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse.

As a verb bane is

to kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.

babe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (literary, or, poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
  • These events came to pass when he was but a babe .
  • (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman.
  • She's a real babe !
  • Darling (term of endearment).
  • Hey, babe , how's about you and me getting together?

    Synonyms

    * (infant) baby, child, infant * (attractive person) ** (woman) hottie, doll, fox ** See: * (darling) darling, dear, love, sweetheart

    Derived terms

    * bikini babe * babe magnet * out of the mouths of babes

    References

    See also

    * infant

    bane

    English

    (wikipedia bane)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bane, from (etyl) bana, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse
  • the bane of my existence
  • * Herbert
  • Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.
  • (dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants
  • (obsolete) A killer, murderer, slayer
  • (obsolete) destruction; death
  • * Milton
  • The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane .
  • A disease of sheep; the rot.
  • Antonyms
    * (affliction or curse) boon
    Derived terms
    * baneberry * baneful * boon and bane * wolfsbane

    Verb

    (ban)
  • To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
  • To be the bane of.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) northern dialect ban, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, Scotland) A bone
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