babe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbeɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/beɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bāb)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
babe n (baby)bebé, beba nm, nf
  (AmL)nene, nena nm, nf
  criatura nf
 The mother cradled the babe in her arms.
 La madre acunó al bebé en sus brazos.
babe n potentially offensive, informal (attractive woman) (coloquial)bombón nm
  (ES, coloquial)bollo, jamón nm
  (MX, coloquial)rorra nf
 Joe was instantly attracted to Fiona; he thought she was a babe.
 A Joe le atrajo inmediatamente Fiona, pensaba que era un bombón.
babe interj informal (term of affection for partner)nena nf
  ricura nf
  (NI, MX)chava nf
 Hey, babe, will you mail this letter tomorrow?
 Ey, nena, ¿enviarás esta carta mañana?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
babe n archaic (child)niño, niña nm, nf
  criatura nf
  chiquillo, chiquilla nm, nf
  (MX)chilpayate n común
 "Babes in the Wood" is a traditional fairy tale.
 "Los niños en el bosque" es un cuento de hadas tradicional.
babe n figurative, humorous (young person)bebé n común
  niño, niña nm, nf
  criatura nf
 29 years old? You're a mere babe!
 ¿Tienes 29 años? ¡Si eres sólo un bebé!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
babe in arms n (baby)bebé en brazos grupo nom
babe in arms n figurative (gullible or naive person) (figurado)bebé de pecho loc nom m
  (AR)pichón nm
 He's a babe in arms; he could be tricked into buying anything.
babe in the woods n figurative, often plural (innocent, naive person)bebé en pañales loc nom mf
booth babe n slang (trade show model)promotora nf
chick magnet,
babe magnet n		 US, figurative, slang ([sth]: attracts women) (AR, figurado, coloquial)imán para las minas nm + loc adj
 His new sports car is a real chick magnet.
 Su nuevo auto deportivo es un imán para las minas.
  (figurado, coloquial)imán para las mujeres nm + loc adj
 Su nuevo auto deportivo es un imán para las mujeres.
chick magnet,
babe magnet n		 US, figurative, slang (man: attracts women) (hombre, figurado)imán para las mujeres nm + loc adj
  imán para las minas nm + loc adj
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'babe' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
muñeca - muñeco - chico - baby - caído de la cuna - caído de la hamaca - caído de la mata - caído de la palmera - caído del catre - macizo - ninfa - niño de pecho - polla

Collocations: informal: Come here, babe., informal: I love you, babe., informal: What did you say, babe?, more...

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