Synonyms for babe in woods


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : beyb
Phonetic Transcription : beɪb

Top 10 synonyms for babe in woods Other synonyms for the word babe in woods

Définition of babe in woods

Origin :
  • late 14c., short for baban (early 13c.), which probably is imitative of baby talk (cf. babble), however in many languages the cognate word means "old woman" (cf. Russian babushka "grandmother," from baba "peasant woman").
  • Crist crid in cradil, "moder, baba!" [John Audelay, c.1426]
  • Now mostly superseded by its diminutive form baby. Used figuratively for "a childish person" from 1520s. Meaning "attractive young woman" is 1915, college slang. Babe in the woods is from 1795.
  • As in pure : adj virginal, chaste
  • As in unworldly : adj not sophisticated; inexperienced
  • As in victim : noun someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
  • As in babe in the woods : noun dupable person
  • As in sitting duck : noun easy target
  • As in ingenue : noun innocent

Antonyms for babe in woods

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