Babe
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Babe is generally a slang term of endearment
, but may also refer:
Term of endearment
A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection...
, but may also refer:
Entertainment
- Babe, the title character of the Dick King-Smith book The Sheep-PigThe Sheep-PigThe Sheep-Pig is a novel by British author Dick King-Smith. It was first published in 1983, retitled Babe The Gallant Pig in the U.S., and adapted for the screen as the 1995 film Babe. The book is set in rural England, where Dick King-Smith spent twenty years as a farmer. The book won the Guardian...
- Babe (film)Babe (film)Babe is a 1995 Australian-American film directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the United States, by Dick King-Smith and tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog...
, a 1995 Australian film based on the book - Babe: Pig in the CityBabe: Pig in the CityBabe: Pig in the City is a 1998 sequel to the 1995 film Babe. It occurs in the fictional city of Metropolis. Due to the unexpected darker and more mature subject matter , the film was not received as well as the first Babe film was, as it flopped at the box office and reviews were generally...
, the 1998 sequel
- Babe (film)
- Babe (comics)Babe (comics)Babe was a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics under their Legend imprint from July 1994 - October 1994. It was written by John Byrne, with pencils and inks by Byrne, and covers by Gary Cody....
, a comic book by artist/writer John Byrne - Babe (Serbian band), a Serbian rock band
- "Babe" (Styx song), a song on Styx's 1979 album Cornerstone
- "Babe" (Take That song)Babe (Take That song)"Babe" is a song by boyband Take That. It was the fourth single from Take That's second album Everything Changes. Written by Gary Barlow, it features Mark Owen on lead vocals. Released on 13 December 1993, it became Take That's third single in a row to go straight to number one in the UK Singles...
, a number one hit single by the UK boy band Take That - BaBeBaBeBaBe was a Japanese pop duo, composed of Tomoko Kondo and Yukari Nikaido. They debuted in February 1987 with "Give Me Up", a cover of Michael Fortunati's original song...
, a Japanese Pop duo - Babe the Blue Ox, the giant blue ox in the tall tales about the mythical lumberjack Paul Bunyan
- The Babe (film), a 1992 film about famed baseball player Babe Ruth starring John Goodman
Sports
- Babe AdamsBabe AdamsCharles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
(1882–1968), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (1906–1926) - Babe DyeBabe DyeCecil Henry "Babe" Dye was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Chicago Black Hawks, New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the NHL's top goal scorer of the 1920s and is a member of the Hockey Hall of...
(1898–1962), Canadian professional ice hockey forward - Babe HermanBabe HermanFloyd Caves "Babe" Herman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who was best known for his several seasons with the Brooklyn Robins ....
(1903–1987), American right fielder in Major League Baseball - Babe LaufenbergBabe LaufenbergBrandon Hugh 'Babe' Laufenberg is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs...
(1959–present), American quarterback in National Football League. - Babe ParilliBabe Parilli-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
(1929–present), American quarterback in National Football League, American Football League, and Canadian Football League - Babe PinelliBabe PinelliRalph Arthur "Babe" Pinelli, born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli , was an American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball. Born in San Francisco, his playing career was mostly with the Cincinnati Reds from 1922 to 1927. He also played with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers...
(1895–1984), American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball - Babe PrattBabe PrattWalter "Babe" Pratt was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman/left winger who played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.Babe was an important member of two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 1940 Rangers and 1945 Maple Leafs...
(1916–1988), Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman - Babe RuthBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
(1895–1948), American Major League baseball player (1914–1935) - Babe ZahariasBabe ZahariasMildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
(1911–1956), American multi-sport female athlete, née Didrikson.