English Explanatory Dictionary

babe in the woods

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.

Pronunciation

en-au-babe in the woods.ogg

Word forms

babe in the woods babes in the woods babe in the wood

Etymology

From the ballad "The Children in the Wood".

Synonyms

sweet summer child ingenue innocent naif
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