Babe or babes may refer to: * Babe, a

term of endearment A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their ch ...

* A newborn

baby An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ...

* An attractive (especially female) person

People

Nickname

Babe Adams Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams (May 18, 1882 – July 27, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Noted for his outstanding control, ...

(1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Babe Barna Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna (March 2, 1915 – May 18, 1972) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938), New York Giants (1941–1943) and Boston Red Sox (1943). Barna batted left-handed an ...

(1917–1972), American Major League Baseball left fielder *

Woolf Barnato Joel Woolf BarnatoPronounced Barnatoo – from Barnett too (27 September 1895 – 27 July 1948) was a British financier and racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s. He achieved three consecutive wins out of three entries in the ...

(1895–1948), British financier and racing driver *

Babe Borton William Baker "Babe" Borton (August 14, 1888 – July 29, 1954) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. Borton played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns from 1912 to 1916. He stood . Biograph ...

(1888–1954), Major League Baseball first baseman * John H. Brown Jr. (1891–1963), American football player and United States Navy vice admiral * Babe Clark (1889–1974), American football player *

Babe Dahlgren Ellsworth Tenney "Babe" Dahlgren (June 15, 1912 – September 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves, ...

(1912–1996), American Major League Baseball infielder who replaced Lou Gehrig *

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (; Didrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball and track and field. She won two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Summer O ...

(1911–1956), American multi-sport female athlete, most noted as a golfer *

Babe Dye Cecil Henry "Babe" Dye (c. 1898 — January 3, 1962) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs, Hamilton Tigers, Chicago Black Hawks, and the N ...

(1898–1962), Canadian professional ice hockey forward *

Babe Ellison Herbert Spencer "Bert" Ellison (November 15, 1896 – August 11, 1955) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball for 14 years from 1915 to 1928, including five seasons in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (ML ...

(1895–1955), Major League Baseball player *

Babe Frump Maurice Elwood Frump (July 15, 1901 – August 14, 1979) was an American football guard who played one season in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears. He initially played football while he was a student at the prestigious Lake F ...

(1901–1979), American offensive guard in the National Football League *

Babe Herman Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman (June 26, 1903 – November 27, 1987) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder between and , most prominently as a member of the Brooklyn D ...

(1903–1987), American Major League Baseball right fielder *

Jacquelyn Kelley Jacquelyn Kelley ée Savage(November 11, 1926 – May 12, 1988) was an American utility infielder/outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., she batted and th ...

(1926–1988), member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *

Babe Laufenberg Brandon Hugh "Babe" Laufenberg (born December 5, 1959) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Kansas City Chiefs. He also w ...

(born 1959), American retired National Football League quarterback * Howard "Babe" Lydecker (1911–1969), half of the

Lydecker brothers Howard and Theodore Lydecker, always known—and billed—as such, were Howard "Babe" Lydecker (June 8, 1911 – September 26, 1969) and Theodore Lydecker (November 7, 1908 – May 25, 1990), a special effects team primarily working as contract ...

, a movie special effects team * Babe London (1901–1980), American actress and comedian * Babe Martin (1920–2013), American Major League Baseball outfielder *

Babe McCarthy James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi. McCarthy may best be remembered for Mississippi State's appearan ...

(1923–1975), American professional and collegiate basketball coach *

Babe Paley Barbara "Babe" Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5, 1915 – July 6, 1978) was an American socialite, whose second husband William S. Paley was the founder of CBS. Known by the nickname "Babe" for most of her life, she was named to the Internationa ...

(1915–1978), American socialite and style icon * Babe Parilli (1930–2017), American quarterback in the National, American, and Canadian Football Leagues *

Babe Parnell Frederick Anthony Parnell (January 9, 1901 – May 29, 1982) was an American football player who played four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He first enrolled at Colgate University before transferring to Al ...

(1901–1982), American football player *

Babe Pinelli Ralph Arthur "Babe" Pinelli, born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli (October 18, 1895 – October 22, 1984), was an American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball. Born in San Francisco, his playing career was mostly with the Cincinnati Reds ...

(1895–1984), American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball *

Babe Pratt Walter Peter "Babe" Pratt (January 7, 1916 – December 16, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman/left winger who played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League between ...

(1916–1988), Canadian ice hockey defenseman * Babe Russin (1911–1984), American jazz saxophonist *

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

(1895–1948), American Major League baseball player *

Babe Scheuer Abraham "Babe" Scheuer (January 2, 1913 – March 13, 1997) was an American football tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at New York University and attended James M ...

(1913–1997), American football player *

Babe Siebert Charles Albert "Babe" Siebert (January 14, 1904 – August 25, 1939) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Bost ...

(1904–1939), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Emmett "Babe" Wallace Emmett "Babe" Wallace (1909–2006), was an American singer, stage performer, composer, actor, and poet. His decades long career included many years performing abroad in Europe and Israel. He featured on stage and screen. The New York Public Librar ...

(1909–2006), American singer, composer, actor *

Babe Ziegenhorn Maurice Joseph "Babe" Ziegenhorn (November 21, 1918 – August 23, 1970) was an American professional basketball player. Ziegenhorn attended the now-defunct St. Phillip High School in Chicago, Illinois, before starring at the University of Notre ...

(1918–1970), American professional basketball player

Stage or ring name

* Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comic actor sometimes billed as "Babe Hardy" early in his career * Babe the Farmer's Daughter, a ring name of professional wrestler and businessperson

Ursula Hayden Ursula Hayden (born Ursa Bamby Hayden; March 8, 1966 – December 3, 2022) was an American professional wrestler, actress, and businesswoman. She was best known for her character Babe the Farmer's Daughter on the 1980s television show ''Gorgeous ...

(born 1966)

Surname

Jerome Babe Jerome Lewellyn Babe (February 4, 1837 – April 8, 1893) was an American diamond miner and inventor. Biography Babe, an American, arrived in the Cape Colony (modern-day South Africa) circa 1865 as a sales representative for the Winchester Repea ...

(1837–1893), American inventor and miner * Thomas Babe (1941–2000), American playwright

Places

* Babe (Bragança), a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal * Babe (Sopot), a village in Serbia

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Babe the Blue Ox, companion of the mythical lumberjack

Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the o ...

* Babe, the title character of the Dick King-Smith book '' The Sheep-Pig'' * Babe Carano, from ''

Game Shakers ''Game Shakers'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. The series ran for three seasons, with its final episode airing on June 8, 2019. It stars Cree Cicchino, Mad ...

'' *

Babe Carey Arabella "Babe" Carey is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''All My Children''. She was originally portrayed by actress Alexa Havins, from October 13, 2003, to October 8, 2007, and then by actress Amanda Baker from October 8, 20 ...

, a character in the American soap opera ''All My Children''

Films

* ''Babe'' (film), a 1995 Australian film based on the book ''The Sheep-Pig'' ** '' Babe: Pig in the City'', the 1998 sequel * ''

The Babe ''The Babe'' is a 1992 American biographical sports drama film about the life of famed baseball player Babe Ruth, who is portrayed by John Goodman. Directed by Arthur Hiller, written by John Fusco, it was released in the United States on April 1 ...

'', a 1992 film about baseball player Babe Ruth starring John Goodman

Music

Groups

Babe (Dutch band) Babe was a Dutch girl-pop band in the 1970s and 1980s. The producer was Peter Koelewijn. History Babe was designed after Luv', another very famous Dutch girl-pop band, mostly performing bubblegum pop. The trio was formed by producer and per ...

, a girl-pop band *

Babe (Serbian band) Babe ( sr-cyr, Бабе; translation: ''Grandmas'') is a Serbian rock band formed in Belgrade in 1992. Babe was formed as a supergroup, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Žika Milenković (of Bajaga i Instruktori), vocalist and drummer Go ...

, a rock band *

BaBe Babe or babes may refer to: * Babe, a term of endearment * A newborn baby * An attractive (especially female) person People Nickname * Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Maj ...

, a Japanese pop duo

Songs

* "Babe" (Styx song), from the 1979 album ''Cornerstone'' * "Babe" (Take That song), from the 1993 album ''Everything Changes'' * "Babe" (Hyuna song), from the 2017 EP ''Following'' * "Babe" (Sugarland song), from the 2018 album ''Bigger'' * "Babe", by Emeli Sandé from the album ''

Long Live the Angels ''Long Live the Angels'' is the second studio album by Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé, released on 11 November 2016 by Virgin Records. The lead single from the album, "Hurts", was released on 16 September 2016. Sandé embarked on a Europe ...

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Babe'' (comics), a comic book by artist/writer John Byrne

Other uses

* Tropical Storm Babe (disambiguation), one Atlantic Ocean and six Pacific Ocean cyclones * Bristol Babe, a single-seat biplane produced after the First World War * B.a.B.e., a women's rights organization in Croatia * Babe, a fragrance sold by Fabergé *A

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at video game conventions or comic book conventions