Babe

== English == === Etymology === Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name. === Proper noun === Babe A male given name or nickname === Anagrams === abbe, abbé == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ba‧be === Proper noun === Babe ? Babe (a parish of Bragança, Portugal) == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian bobba, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, originally a nursery word. Related to North Frisian Baabe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːbə/ Hyphenation: Ba‧be Rhymes: -aːbə === Noun === Babe m (plural Baben) dad, daddy ==== Usage notes ==== Babe is used to denote one's own father. To describe the concept of a father in itself, the word Foar is used, while when addressing a father of someone else, the word Papa is used. ==== Coordinate terms ==== Mäme (“mum, mummy”) === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “Babe”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN