- (old use)
a baby 婴儿 - (slang)
a word used to address a young woman, or your wife, husband or partner, usually expressing love but sometimes considered offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know 宝贝儿，心肝儿（对年轻女子或爱人的昵称。男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌） - (informal)
an attractive young woman 有魅力的年轻女子
Word Originlate Middle English: probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech. Compare with baby.
Idioms
a babe in arms
- (old-fashioned)
a very small baby that cannot yet walk 襁褓中的婴儿
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)
- (saying)
used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever 童言有道