Usually means: Infant too young to walk.
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  1. babe in arms: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. babe-in-arms, babe-in-arms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. babe in arms: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. babe in arms: Wiktionary

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  1. babe in arms: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (babe in arms)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) An infant.

Similar:
babes, babeship, baby, bambino, baba, tiny, little one, baby of the family, bundle of joy, baby-to-be, more...

Opposite:
adult, grown-up, mature

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Similar:
babes, babeship, baby, bambino, baba, tiny, little one, baby of the family, bundle of joy, baby-to-be, more...

Opposite:
adult, grown-up, mature



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