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"BABES" is a plural of: babe. |
Date "BABES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Babes (Deities of), in Rome. VATICAN, or, more correctly, VAGITAN-US (q.v.), the god who caused infants to utter their first cry. FABULIN-US (q.v.), the god to whom Roman parents made an offering when an infant uttered its first word. CUBA (q.v.), the goddess who kept infants quiet in their cots. DOMIDUCA, the goddess who brought young children safe home, and kept guard over them when out of their parents' sight. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BABES |
| Specialty definitions using "BABES": BABE, Babes in the Wood ♦ Macduff, Massacre of the Innocents, monosyllabic ♦ Wayland Wood. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Okay, we're gonna give you babes a chance to prove yourselves. (Tank Girl; writing credit: Alan Martin; Jamie Hewlett) But, Bill, those are historical babes! (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; writing credit: Chris Matheson; Ed Solomon) Uh oh, looks like Woody's babes are comin' to blows! (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang) She's like all these babes. You get her pilot lit, she can suck-start a leaf blower! (True Lies; writing credit: James Cameron) Wind in his hair, bikini babes a-whistlin'. (Angel; writing credit: Letcia Dornelles) | |
Lyrics | Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes (One Week; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) Taking the lost and the unloved babes (The Prophet's Song; performing artist: Queen; writing credit: Brian May) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Babes of Baywatch (1998) Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) Aqua Babes (1955) Babes in Bagdad (1952) The Babes in the Woods (1917) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The Babes in the wood. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The cruel uncle and the vetoed babes in the wood. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The babes of the White House / photographed by Miss Johnston, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Babes in the wood. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Out of the mouths of babes. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Even little babes, when I take them in my arms, weep bitterly. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | I repeat it, it is a question of wives, it is a question of mothers, it is a question of young girls, it is a question of babes. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable, for literary babes who never tire of testifying their delight in the vapid compound by appropriate googoogling. The words are commonly Saxon -- that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of ideas and incapable of any but the most elementary sentiments and emotions. The man who writes in Saxon Is the man to use an ax on Judibras |
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| "BABES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 81.31% of the time. "BABES" is used about 107 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 81.31% | 87 | 35,390 |
| Noun (proper) | 17.76% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.93% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 107 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "BABES": babes and sucklings ♦ babes in the wood. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "BABES": babes-and-boys, Babes-bolyai. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
babes.com ultra | 301 |
babes.com only | 39 |
attractive babes.com | 23 |
babes.net ideal | 17 |
younger babes.com | 8 |
babes.com shredded | 4 |
babes.com bn | 3 |
air babes.com brushed | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BABES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kindes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | bambole (dolls), pupe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | abesbay gajas. (various references) oameni fãrã experienţã (babes and sucklings), naivi (babes in the wood). (various references) совершенно неопытные люди (babes and sucklings), новички (babes and sucklings), наивные (babes in the wood), простаки (babes in the wood), доверчивые люди (babes in the wood). (various references) bebés, ninos, niños (children), criaturas, bebes (babies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Paideuthn afronwn didaskalon nhpiwn econta thn morfwsin thV gnwsewV kai thV alhqeiaV en tw nomw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Eruditorem insipientium magistrum infantium habentem formam scientiae et veritatis in lege |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Wissiend þam dwæsum, tæccend þam cildum, forðy þu hæfst þære cyððe and þæs soðes onlichamung on þære æ" |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A techere of vnwise men, a maistir of yonge children, that hast the foorme of kunnyng and of treuthe in the lawe; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | An informer of them which lacke discrecio a teacher of vnlearned which hast the ensample of that which ought to be knowen and of the truth in the lawe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, who hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | magpapanton sa mga hungog, magtutudlo sa mga kabataan, kay nakabaton man tuod ikaw sa dagway sa kahibalo ug sa kamatuoran nga anaa sa kasugoan-- |
| Croatian | odgojitelj nerazumnih, uèitelj nejaèadi jer u Zakonu imaš olièenje znanja i istine; |
| Danish | uforstandiges Opdrager, umyndiges Lærer, idet du i Loven har Udtrykket for Erkendelsen og Sandheden, |
| Dutch | Een onderrichter der onwijzen, en een leermeester der onwetenden, hebbende de gedaante der kennis en der waarheid in de wet. |
| Finnish | ymmärtämättömien kasvattaja, alaikäisten opettaja, sinulla kun laissa on tiedon ja totuuden muoto: |
| French | le docteur des insensés, le maître des ignorants, parce que tu as dans la loi la règle de la science et de la vérité; |
| German | ein Züchtiger der Törichten, ein Lehrer der Einfältigen, hast die Form, was zu wissen und recht ist, im Gesetz. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saudara pendidik orang-orang yang berakhlak rendah, dan guru orang-orang yang bodoh. Saudara yakin bahwa di dalam hukum agama Yahudi, Saudara mempunyai segala pengetahuan dan ajaran yang benar. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan pelatih orang jahil, dan guru kanak-kanak, sebab engkau menaruh hakekat pengetahuan dan segala yang benar di dalam Taurat itu; |
| Italian | educatore degli ignoranti, maestro dei semplici, perché possiedi nella legge l'espressione della sapienza e della verit ... |
| Latvian | Nesaprâtîgo audzinâtâjs, nepieauguðo skolotâjs, kam likumâ dota zinâðanas un patiesîbas bûtîba, |
| Maori | Hei kaiwhakatikatika mo nga kuware, hei kaiwhakaako mo nga kohungahunga; kei a koe hoki te ahua o te matauranga, o te pono i runga i te ture; |
| Norwegian | en opdrager for dårer, en lærer for umyndige, da du har den rette form for kunnskap og sannhet i loven: |
| Portuguese | instruidor dos néscios, mestre de crianças, que tens na lei a forma da ciência e da verdade; |
| Rumanian | povqyuitorul celor fqrq minte, knvqyqtorul celor newtiutori, pentrucq kn Lege ai dreptarul cunowtinyei depline wi al adevqrului; - |
| Russian | ОБУФБЧОЙЛ ОЕЧЕЦ", ХЮЙФЕМШ НМБ"ЕО"ЕЧ, ЙНЕАЭЙК Ч ЪБЛПОЕ П'ТБЪЕ" ЧЕ"ЕОЙС Й ЙУФЙОЩ: |
| Shuar | Akupkamu ti penker neka asan nekasa nuna unuimiaruitjai. Tuma asan nékachuncha ántuiniachuncha jintintiamniaitjai" Tátsumeash. |
| Swahili | unajiona kuwa mkufunzi wa wajinga na mwalimu wa wale wasiokomaa bado. Unayo katika Sheria picha kamili ya elimu na ukweli. |
| Swedish | en uppfostrare för oförståndiga, en lärare för enfaldiga, eftersom du i lagen har uttrycket för kunskapen och sanningen. |
| Uma | Ta'uli', kita' to pante mpotete' tauna to uma mpo'incai Alata'ala, kita' to ma'ala mponotohi-ra to hi rala kabengia-na-pidi pai' to ko'ia mpo'incai tudui' to makono. Apa' hi kita' to Yahudi kariaa-na poko pe'inca pai' tudui' to makono to te'uki' hi rala Atura Pue'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "BABES": babesia, babesias, babesioses, babesiosis. (additional references) | |
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"BABES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abbas, baabaas, baabu, bab, baba, ba-ba, babaco, babae, babars, babas, babassu, babba, babbas, babed, babees, Babels, baber, Babet, babich, Babij, babit, babo, babs, Babst, Babsy, babus, Babuu, babys, Balbec, bambe, Bambesi, Bavens, bbem, bebic, bebos, bebs, bhabi, biabe, bibes, Bibus, Bobet, Buabse, bube, bubes, Bubis, bubkes, pbabe. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: abbes. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-s" | |
-1 letter: abbe, babe, base, ebbs, sabe. | |
-2 letters: abs, bas, ebb, sab, sae, sea. | |
-3 letters: ab, ae, as, ba, be, es. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-e-s" | |
+1 letter: abbess, abbeys, babels, babies, barbes, kebabs, sabbed. | |
+2 letters: babbles, babesia, barbels, barbers, barbets, baubees, baubles, bawbees, bedaubs, bubales, cabbies, dabbers, dabbles, gabbers, gabbles, jabbers, nabbers, rabbets, rabbies, rabbles, scabbed, scabble, slabbed, slabber, stabbed, stabber, subbase, swabbed, swabber, swabbie, tabbies, wabbles, yabbers. | |
+3 letters: abbacies, abbesses, absorbed, absorber, abusable, babblers, babesias, babiches, barbells, barbless, barbules, baseball, baseborn, beanbags, bejabers, belabors, blabbers, bogbeans, brabbles, brambles, bugbanes, bugbears, cabbages, clabbers, crabbers, dabblers, drabbest, drabbets, drabbles, gabbiest, gabblers, grabbers, grabbles, nabobess, rabblers, reabsorb, scabbier, scabbled, scabbles, scrabble, shabbier, slabbers, slabbery, sorbable, squabble, stabbers, subbases, swabbers, swabbies, tabbises, wabblers. | |
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