babe
noun /beɪb/
/beɪb/
Idioms - (old use) a baby
婴儿 - (slang) a word used to address a young woman, or your wife, husband or partner, usually expressing love but sometimes considered offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know
宝贝儿，心肝儿（对年轻女子或爱人的昵称。男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌） - What're you doing tonight, babe?
你今晚做什么，宝贝儿？
- What're you doing tonight, babe?
- (informal) an attractive young woman
有魅力的年轻女子
词源late Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech. Compare with baby.
Idioms
a babe in arms
- (old-fashioned) a very small baby that cannot yet walk
襁褓中的婴儿
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
- (saying) used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever
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