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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbebê
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bebê
"O bebê dormiu profundamente a noite toda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A baby or infant.
"She rocked the sleeping babe gently in her arms." - 2
An affectionate term of address for a romantic partner.
"Don't worry about dinner tonight, babe, I will order takeout."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in Middle English as a natural nursery word or baby-talk alteration of 'baby', appearing around the late 14th century. Over time, its semantic scope expanded from literal infants to include terms of endearment for romantic partners, and later, an informal slang descriptor for an attractive person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Babe" is said worldwide
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bébé
Transliteration: bébé
"Le bébé dort paisiblement dans son lit."
Baby
Transliteration: Baby
"Das süße Baby lächelt seine Mutter an."
bebè
Transliteration: bebè
"Il piccolo bebè ha appena iniziato a camminare."
bebé
Transliteration: bebé
"La madre sostiene a su tierno bebé en brazos."
bebê
Transliteration: bebê
"O bebê dormiu profundamente a noite toda."
शिशु
Transliteration: shishu
"माँ अपने शिशु को प्यार से देख रही है।"
宝贝
Transliteration: bǎobèi
"这个小宝贝非常可爱。"
아기
Transliteration: agi
"아기가 평화롭게 잠들어 있습니다."
赤ちゃん
Transliteration: akachan
"赤ちゃんが元気に泣いています。"
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