Idiom
babe in the woods
Meaning
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He's a babe in the woods when it comes to online shopping.”
“Fresh out of university, she was a babe in the woods in the fast-paced corporate world.”
“The young diplomat, a babe in the woods amid seasoned negotiators, nodded along to terms he barely understood, trusting too readily in promises that would soon unravel.”
Examples
simple
“He's a babe in the woods when it comes to online shopping.”
contextual
“Fresh out of university, she was a babe in the woods in the fast-paced corporate world.”
complex
“The young diplomat, a babe in the woods amid seasoned negotiators, nodded along to terms he barely understood, trusting too readily in promises that would soon unravel.”
Origin
From the ballad "The Children in the Wood".
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