"babe in arms" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-babe in arms.ogg [Australia] Forms: babes in arms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|babes in arms}} babe in arms (plural babes in arms)
  1. (idiomatic) An infant. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): пеленаче (pelenače) [neuter] (Bulgarian), neno de peito [masculine] (Galician), piripoho (Māori), niño de pecho [masculine] (Spanish), கைக்குழந்தை (kaikkuḻantai) (Tamil)

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