Synonyms for babe
Most common
darling sweetheart sweetie pie lass infant suckling gal girlie
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Darling — A darling (a term of endearment)
darling, lass, sweetie pie, sweetheart, love, doll, bae, dear, sugar, dish, lulu slang
2. Infant — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal
baby, babby US, infant, child, suckling, nursling, bantling dated
3. Hottie — an attractive person, especially a young woman
Definitions
- n. 1
A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
These events came to pass when he was but a babe.
- n. 2
An attractive person, especially a young woman.
- n. 3
A darling (a term of endearment).
Hey, babe, how's about you and me getting together?
Related words
- Word family
- babealicious babish
- Phrases
- babe magnet pit babe
Forms
- Plural
- babes → darlings, lasses, sweethearts, loves…
Example sentences
- darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
- lass The lass is at the window, because the sun is very hot today.
- infant The young woman was carrying an infant in her arms.
- suckling The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| babe | rising | |
| darling | rising | |
| sweetheart | rising | |
| lass | rising | |
| infant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fox1, gal1, bae1
- 4 letters
- love1, girl1, baby2, dear1, dish1, doll1, lulu2, lass1
- 5 letters
- child1, sugar2, broad1, chick1, babby
- 6 letters
- infant2, hottie, girlie2, looker2
- 7 letters
- darling2, cupcake2
- 8 letters
- suckling2, nursling, bantling
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).