1. Literal. A very young baby that is carried by an adult.
Example:
“Millvina Dean was a babe in arms when her family boarded the Titanic,” (BBC, “The Last Titanic Survivor, Rescued Aged Nine Weeks, April 15th, 2009)
2. Figurative. An innocent or naive person.
Example:
“Mary has no idea how to win the election. Politically she’s a babe in arms,” (Spears, Richard A., 2005, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms, New York: McGraw-Hill.)
Example:
“Millvina Dean was a babe in arms when her family boarded the Titanic,” (BBC, “The Last Titanic Survivor, Rescued Aged Nine Weeks, April 15th, 2009)
2. Figurative. An innocent or naive person.
Example:
“Mary has no idea how to win the election. Politically she’s a babe in arms,” (Spears, Richard A., 2005, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms, New York: McGraw-Hill.)
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