Babe

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A male given name or nickname

proper noun

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A male given name or nickname
Ruth was called “Babe” because of his youth (and baby face) when he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1914 at age nineteen. He was also called “Bambino”—Italian for baby.

Etymology

Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name.

Baba · A male Peranakan.babbling · a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant…babe · A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

Babe · A male given name or nickname

baboon · An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like…Babs · A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.babu · A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended…

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