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English word babe comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāt-, and later Proto-Germanic *bō- (A stem meaning father, brother, close male relation.)
*bʰāt- (Proto-Indo-European)
father, (elder) brother, father, elder brother, brother
*bō- (Proto-Germanic)
A stem meaning father, brother, close male relation.
*baba (Old English)
babe (Middle English)
babe (English)
(literary, or, poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.. (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman.. Darling (term of endearment).