Usually means: Inexperienced person in challenging situation.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. babe in the woods: Merriam-Webster
  2. babe in the woods: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. babe in the woods: Wiktionary
  4. babe in the woods: Dictionary.com
  5. babe in the woods: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  6. babe in the woods: Merriam-Webster

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  2. babe in the woods: Idioms

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  1. babe in the woods: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (babe in the woods)

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

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