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babe in arms

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babe in arms

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From Middle English [Term?].

noun babes in arms

  1. idiomatic An infant. He was still a babe in arms when his father died overseas.

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"babe in arms." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/babe%20in%20arms. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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babe in arms. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/babe%20in%20arms

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"babe in arms." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/babe%20in%20arms.

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@misc{babe_in_arms_2026,
  title = {babe in arms},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/babe%20in%20arms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}