babe
 /ˈbeıb/  noun  ,  pl   babes [  count  ]
  1 : a very young child : baby
   a newborn babe
   I've known her since she was a babe in arms. [=a baby who is carried in the arms of an adult; an infant]
  2 slang
  2 a : a sexually attractive person
  — usually used of young women
   hot babes in bikinis
  ◇ This sense of babe is very informal and is sometimes considered offensive.
  2 b — used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc.;
  — used especially by men to address women and by women to address men
   Hey babe, how've you been?
  ◇ This sense of babe is very familiar in tone. Using babe to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.
  babe in the woods
    US   : a person who is innocent or who lacks experience
    When I began my political career, I was a mere babe in the woods.