babe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: babe	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for babe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
babe n a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" Synonym(s): baby, babe, infant (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women Synonym(s): baby, babe, sister
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babe \Babe\, n. [Cf. Ir. bab, baban, W. baban, maban.] 1. An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby. 2. A doll for children. --Spenser.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Babe used of children generally (Matt. 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Rom. 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Cor. 3:1; Heb. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:2). In Isa. 3:4 the word "babes" refers to a succession of weak and wicked princes who reigned over Judah from the death of Josiah downward to the destruction of Jerusalem.