Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Babe"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Babe
used of children generally (Matt. 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Rom.
2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith
and knowledge (1 Cor. 3:1; Heb. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:2). In Isa. 3:4
the word "babes" refers to a succession of weak and wicked
princes who reigned over Judah from the death of Josiah downward
to the destruction of Jerusalem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Babe \Babe\, n. [Cf. Ir. bab, baban, W. baban, maban.]
1. An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.
2. A doll for children. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
babe
n : a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun
to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"
[syn: {baby}, {infant}]
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