Babe [bayb] (plural babes) noun 1. lover: used as an affectionate term of address to a lover or somebody loved (slang) 2. young woman considered good-looking: a young woman who is considered good-looking (slang) (sometimes considered offensive) 3. handsome youth: an attractive young man (slang) 4. baby: a baby or small child (literary or archaic) [14th century. Probably < obsolete baban "baby," an imitation of childish utterances] a babe in the woods a naive excessively trusting person