EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
baby; babe (term of endearment)...
swaying, swinging...
stretching...
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/BE-be/
FIL: Isang salitang pampalambing na hango sa Ingles na "baby," na ginagamit bilang tawagan para sa kasintahan, asawa, o sinumang malapit sa puso.
EN: baby; babe (term of endearment)
The cutesy, pabebe way of saying 'baby'. It's the term of endearment you use when you're trying to be extra sweet, maybe because you want something (like the last piece of chicken) or you did something wrong. "Sorry na, bebe ko." It's one step away from 'bebelabs'. Famous because of the AlDub phenomenon's "pabebe wave".
From English 'baby', with a Filipino pronunciation and spelling affectation.
ROOT MEANING: baby, infant
Popularized by the AlDub tandem in the mid-2010s. Can sound overly cute or childish to some.
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🇵🇭 Kumain ka na ba, bebe ko?
🇺🇸 Have you eaten, my bebe (baby)?
🇵🇭 Ang tawagan ng magkasintahan ay 'bebe'.
🇺🇸 The couple's term of endearment is 'bebe'.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.