n. 1 literary a baby. 2 an innocent or helpless person (babes and sucklings; babes in the wood). 3 US sl. a young woman (often as a form of address).
[ ME: imit. of child's ba, ba ]
n. 1 literary a baby. 2 an innocent or helpless person (babes and sucklings; babes in the wood). 3 US sl. a young woman (often as a form of address).
[ ME: imit. of child's ba, ba ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012