how to pronounce babe

/bɛɪb/

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babe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of babe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in here oh babe if we come in here we …”

meaning of babe

Babe is a term of endearment for a baby or a young person.

babe frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word babe occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.