Synonyms for bae
- noun
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Noun
babe, love, sweetheart, darling, baby, babby US, dear, special someone informal, loved one, significant other
Definitions
- n. 1
Darling (term of endearment).
A fresh pic of you and your bae on vacay together? Who wouldn't “like” that?!?
Forms
- Plural
- baes → babes, loves, sweethearts, darlings…
Example sentences
- dear My mother has sold everything that is dear to her.
- babe Get in the car, babe. We're driving to Madagascar.
- darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bae | rising | |
| dear | rising | |
| babe | rising | |
| darling | rising | |
| sweetheart | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1, baby2, dear1, babe1
- 5 letters
- babby
- 7 letters
- darling2
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).