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babes in the woods

babes in the woods is the plural 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

Questions about babes in the woods

What is babes in the woods the plural of?
Babes in the woods is the plural of babe in the woods.

Words near babes in the woods in the dictionary

  1. Baberton
  2. babery
  3. babes
  4. babes in arms
  5. babes in the wood
  6. babes in the woods
  7. babes-in-a-cradle
  8. babeship
  9. babeships
  10. babesia
  11. babesiae

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