Jack could not have looked more out of place if he'd been a Baywatch babe in a nunnery.
Rex is sleeping like a babe.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot knowing very much about life, people, and the world►inexperienced
· She's too young and inexperienced to go abroad on her own.· I'm not going to take orders from some foolish inexperienced young man.
►innocent
having very little experience of the world, especially because you are young so that you do not realize that some people might want to cause others harm: · He's so innocent that anyone can take advantage of him.· Don't get her mixed up in your plan - she's just an innocent girl.
►naive
having little experience of life, so that you believe that life is simple and are too ready to trust people: · I was so naive - I believed everything the military told me.· He held onto the naive belief that Marxism would solve all the world's problems.
►unsophisticated
having little knowledge or experience of clever, fashionable things, and showing this by the way you talk and behave: · When she arrived in the city, she was just an unsophisticated country girl.· I felt very ignorant and unsophisticated when I was with my brother and his university friends.
►green
having very little experience of an activity or job: · Even when I was 21 I was so green, I had no idea that my best friend was on drugs.· Pike was a grizzled combat veteran in charge of fifteen green recruits.
►babe in the woods
someone who does not have much experience, and can easily be deceived: · Stop worrying about Lucia - she's no babe in the woods anymore.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►babe in arms
(=one that has to be carried)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►babe/chick magnet
informal (=a man who is attractive to women)
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►babe in the woods
Stop worrying about Lucia - she's no babe in the woods anymore.
1literary a babybabe in arms (=one that has to be carried)2 spoken informal a word for an attractive young woman3 spoken informal not polite a way of speaking to a young woman, often considered offensive4 spoken a way of speaking to someone you love, especially your wife or husband5babe in the woods American English someone who can be easily deceived: He was like a babe in the woods when he first came to New York.