Babe
English edit
Etymology edit
Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name.
Proper noun edit
Babe
- A male given name or nickname
- 2006, David C. King, Have Fun with American Heroes, Jossey-Bass, page 77:
- 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.
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ba‧be
Proper noun edit
Babe
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Originally a nursery word. Related to North Frisian Baabe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Babe m (plural Baben)
Usage notes edit
- Babe is used to denote one's own father. To describe the concept of a father in itself, the word Foar is used, while when addressing a father of someone else, the word Papa is used.
Coordinate terms edit
- Mäme (“mum, mummy”)