babeEnglishOxford American Thesaurusbabe noun 1 literary a newborn baby: baby, infant, newborn, child, tot, little one, babe in arms; Scottish, & Northern English bairn; informal sprog, bundle of joy, tiny; technical neonate. 2 informal you're the only one for me, babe: darling, sweetheart, dearest, dear; in Spanish-speaking regions querida; informal baby, honey, sweetie, sugar, honey pie, sweetie pie, cutie pie, bae; archaic sweeting.