1. [literary] A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
   "the babe began to cry again";
   - baby, infant, bub [Austral, informal], bundle of joy
    
2. [informal] A very attractive or seductive looking woman
   "He couldn't take his eyes off the babe who had just walked into the room";
   - smasher [Brit, informal], stunner [informal], knockout [informal], beauty, ravisher, peach [informal], lulu [informal], looker [informal], mantrap [informal], dish [Brit, informal], patootie [US, informal], fox [informal], hottie [informal], hotty [informal], honey [informal]

Derived forms: babes

Type of: adult female, child, kid [informal], woman

Encyclopedia: Babe, Thomas