Difference between revisions of "babe"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* omo 0.73 129, bros 0.71 72, broder 0.71 138, aunty 0.70 60, breasts 0.70 15, bobo 0.69 53, padi 0.69 60, landlord 0.69 97, mumsy 0.69 44
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* [[baby]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English
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* From: English ''babe''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* bêb
 
* bêb
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 45
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 263
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 141
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1662
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
babe: Slang: girlfriend -- Definition in Naija?
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# Girl wey man dey friend.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| I dey go see my '''babe''' for hostel. |(Egbokhare_2020, I am going to see my girlfriend in the hostel.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| E be like sey im go see im '''babe'''. |(NST_cleaned__27343, Looks like he went to check on his girlfriend.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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# Young woman wey fine, con set well well.
#: {{ux|dv|I dey go see my '''babe''' for hostel. |(I am going to see my girlfriend in the hostel.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Even me wey be girl know sey Chichi na '''babe''' wey hot. |(Even as a lady, I admit that Chichi is a very attractive woman.)}})
# - (frequency:73)
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#:* {{ux|dv| And guy dey also find '''babe''' wey fine.|(NSC_2022, And guys are also looking for girls that are pretty.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Babe'''! |(ENU_23_Chizom-Talk_DG__1, Babe !)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|You no get '''babe''' wen you go bring come? |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__16, Don't you have a girlfriend that you'll bring?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Babe'''? |(IBA_10_Recession_DG__147, Is she a babe ?)}}
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# Girl wey don mature.
# det (frequency:17)
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#: {{ux|dv| If babe don first say make you give am number raise your hand make I see. |(NSC_2020, If a young lady has ever first asked for your number, raise your hand.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|See one '''babe''', |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__218, See a girl.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|I see one '''babe''' now. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__132, I saw a girl.)}}
 
# nmod:poss (frequency:10)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E be like sey im go see im '''babe'''. |(NST_cleaned__27343, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Oga, eh my '''babe''' wey, my '''babe''' come. |(NST_cleaned__11326, __no translation__)}}
 
# acl:relcl (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|And guy dey also find '''babe''' wey fine, |(BEN_30_Husband-Criteria_DG__143, And the guy is also looking for a girl that is fine.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|You no get '''babe''' wen you go bring come? |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__16, You do not have a girlfriend that you will bring?)}}
 
# advmod (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No '''babe'''. |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__280, No, babe.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No o '''babe'''. |(NST_cleaned__35389, __no translation__)}}
 
# discourse (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Eh '''babe'''! |(ABJ_INF_08_Impatience_DG__174, Eh! Baby!)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Nna, '''babe'''! |(ENU_13_School-Life_DG__89, Nah, babe!)}}
 
# cc-nmod:poss (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Our mate, or your '''babe''' for class. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__124, Our mate or your girlfriend in the class ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Our mate, or your '''babe''' for class? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__126, Our mate or your girlfriend in class ?)}}
 
# case (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ah fair o '''babe'''. |(JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__205, Ah ! Fair o, babe.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Naim me con tell her sey '''babe''', which level you dey now, |(NST_cleaned__42455, __no translation__)}}
 
# case-det (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I dance to one '''babe''' like dis. |(KAD_29_Boys-Talk_DG__77, I danced with one babe like this.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Base on sey I dey spend for di '''babe'''. |(ENU_20_Relationship-With-Women_DG__144, Because I spend on the girl.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* omo 0.73 129, bros 0.71 72, broder 0.71 138, aunty 0.70 60, breasts 0.70 15, bobo 0.69 53, padi 0.69 60, landlord 0.69 97, mumsy 0.69 44
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* [[bae]], [[omosexy]], [[love]], [[sweetheart]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* omo 0.73 129, bros 0.71 72, broder 0.71 138, aunty 0.70 60, breasts 0.70 15, bobo 0.69 53, padi 0.69 60, landlord 0.69 97, mumsy 0.69 44
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* [[aunty]], [[mamaa]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: Slang: girlfriend
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* English: ''babe''

Latest revision as of 12:34, 18 April 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • From: English babe

Pronunciation

  • bêb

Play Play

Noun

  1. Girl wey man dey friend.
    • I dey go see my babe for hostel.  — (Egbokhare_2020, I am going to see my girlfriend in the hostel.)
    • E be like sey im go see im babe.  — (NST_cleaned__27343, Looks like he went to check on his girlfriend.)
  2. Young woman wey fine, con set well well.
    • Even me wey be girl know sey Chichi na babe wey hot.  — (Even as a lady, I admit that Chichi is a very attractive woman.))
    • And guy dey also find babe wey fine.  — (NSC_2022, And guys are also looking for girls that are pretty.)
    • You no get babe wen you go bring come?  — (BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__16, Don't you have a girlfriend that you'll bring?)
  3. Girl wey don mature.
    If babe don first say make you give am number raise your hand make I see.  — (NSC_2020, If a young lady has ever first asked for your number, raise your hand.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: babe