babes

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/beɪbz/

A form of babe — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

OriginEnglish babe ← Middle English babe ← Old English *baba →
Very commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

babes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of babe

babes2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of babe (“as a term of endearment to a loved one”).

    Are you all right, babes?

Origin

babes · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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babes · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰā-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bō-redup.
  3. Proto-Germanic*babô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*babō
  5. Old English*baba
  6. Middle Englishbabe
  7. Englishbabe
  8. Englishbabes

From babe + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sebba
Cite this entry
APA

babes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babes

MLA

“babes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babes.

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