babe in the woods

Variant of babe

babe definition

babe (bāb)

noun

  1. a baby; infant
  2. a naive, gullible, or helpless person
    also babe in the woods
  3. ☆ Slang a young woman, esp. an attractive one

Etymology: ME; similar or akin to Welsh baban, Alb bebe, MHG babe, old woman, Lith boba, mother: ult. imitation of baby talk

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