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babe in the wood

babe in the wood is the alternative form of babe in the woods.

Meaning of babe in the woods

Noun

babe in the woods (plural babes in the woods)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.
    • "Orde, you're all right on the river," said Newmark, with a dry little laugh, "but you're a babe in the woods at this game."1908, Stewart Edward White, chapter 11, in The Riverman

Forms of babe in the wood

pluralbabes in the wood

Questions about babe in the wood

What is babe in the wood the alternative form of?
Babe in the wood is the alternative form of babe in the woods.

Words near babe in the wood in the dictionary

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

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