Etymology:
- This idiom has been deduced from a short story, which was published in UK in 15th century. It is about some children, who were abandoned in the woods and never recovered and they died of hunger. More precisely it is about two children, who inherited some wealth after their parents died. They were looked by their uncle, who was actually interested in their inheritance and wanted to kill them. He hired ruffians to get rid of the children but they were somehow too kind to do that. They left the children in the forest and they died and were covered by leaves.
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As a writer, Mary is experienced, but she is a babe in the woods as an artist.
Submitted on February 25, 2019
Additional definitions for 'Babe in the Woods':
| babe in the woods | A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless. |
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bebé en el bosque
عزیزم در جنگل
The translation of "babe in the woods" to French is "bébé dans les bois."
The phrase "babe in the woods" can be translated to Japanese as 森の中の赤ちゃん (Mori no naka no akachan). However, it's worth noting that this expression is often used idiomatically in English to describe someone who is inexperienced or naive, so the context may affect the translation. If you need a specific context or interpretation, please let me know!
“森林中的宝贝”
在森林中的寶貝
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