a babe in arms
idiomPart ofbabe
a babe in arms — idiom
1. A very young baby who is not yet able to walk.
1.idiom
Definition
A very young baby who is not yet able to walk.
Example
Maya held her cousin, a babe in arms, at the family picnic.
The photo shows my grandmother as a babe in arms in 1950.
2. a baby that is still so small that someone has to carry them; sometimes also sai
2.idiom
Definition
a baby that is still so small that someone has to carry them; sometimes also said about an adult to mean that they are very inexperienced compared with others.
Example
Grandma still remembers Daniel when he was a babe in arms during the war.
Compared with the senior lawyers in the firm, Sven is still a babe in arms.