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babe in arms

babe in arms noun: an infant.

Noun

babe in arms (plural babes in arms)

  1. (idiomatic) An infant.
    • He was still a babe in arms when his father died overseas.

babe in arms meaning in Tamil

babe in arms in Tamil

Translations
கைக்குழந்தை kaikkuḻantai

Forms of babe in arms

pluralbabes in arms

Origin of babe in arms

From Middle English [Term?].

Questions about babe in arms

What does babe in arms mean?
Babe in arms means an infant.
What is babe in arms in Tamil?
Babe in arms in Tamil is கைக்குழந்தை (kaikkuḻantai). See Babe in arms meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is babe in arms?
Babe in arms is a noun.
What is the plural of babe in arms?
The plural of babe in arms is babes in arms.

Words near babe in arms in the dictionary

  1. babcia
  2. babcias
  3. Babcock
  4. Babcocks
  5. babe
  6. babe in arms
  7. babe in the wood
  8. babe in the woods
  9. babe magnet
  10. babe magnets
  11. babe-in-a-cradle

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