babe
n. countablen. a word for someone you love, like a boyfriend or girlfriend. It is also an old-fashioned way to say 'baby'.
n. an affectionate form of address for a romantic partner or a young child. Informal in modern usage; occasionally used in literary contexts to refer to an infant.
I'll be home late tonight, babe.
He bought a bouquet of roses for his babe to celebrate their first anniversary together.
The poet uses the term to describe a sleeping babe, evoking a sense of innocence and vulnerability that contrasts with the harsh winter landscape described in the following stanza.
Commonly used as a vocative (a word used to address someone directly).
She is a babe child.She is a baby.In modern English, 'babe' is almost exclusively for romantic partners; use 'baby' for an actual infant unless writing in a very formal or poetic style.