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Babe
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Appendix:Variations of "babe"
English
Etymology
Use of the common noun en babe as a (nick)name.
Proper noun
en male or nickname
en 2006 David C. King Have Fun with American Heroes Jossey-Bass 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
en abbe abbe abbé
Portuguese
pt:+ (Bragança)
Pronunciation
pt Ba be
Proper noun
pt parish municipality/Bragança c/Portugal Babe
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq ofs bobba, from stq gmw-pro *babō, from stq gem-pro *bō-, originally a stq nursery word. Related to frr Baabe.
Pronunciation
stq /ˈbaːbə/
stq Ba be
stq aːbə 2
Noun
m Baben
dad, daddy
Usage notes
Babe is used to denote one's own father. To describe the concept of a father in itself, the word stq Foar is used, while when addressing a father of someone else, the word stq Papa is used.
Coordinate terms
stq Mäme mum, mummy
References
stq Male family members Parents