babes in the wood

babe in the woods

A person who is gullible, naïve, or lacks experience in a specific situation. Although Jane had always excelled in school, she felt like a babe in the woods when she began attending college.
See also: babe, wood
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

babes in the wood

inexperienced people in a situation calling for experience.
The babes in the wood are characters in an old ballad The Children in the Wood, which dates from the 16th century. The two children are abandoned in the wood by their wicked uncle who wishes to steal their inheritance. The children die of starvation and robins cover their bodies with leaves; the uncle and his accomplice are subsequently brought to justice.
See also: babe, wood
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a babe in the woods
  • babe in the woods
  • babe in arms
  • a babe in arms
  • greenhorn
  • just fell off the turnip truck
  • turnip
  • fall off the cabbage truck
  • fall off the turnip truck
  • born yesterday
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7 GEOFF DEANE is the creator, writer and executive producer of Babes In The Wood. He was the lead singer with The Leyton Buzzards and Modern Romance, has written 10 chart-topping singles and is the first white artist to top the American R 'n' B charts with a rap record.
Babes In The Wood became an instant hit when launched last year.
Ellesmere Port dad condemns Babes in the Woods killer over murder accusations
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Julia Hankin, Life's head of marketing and PR, said: "We were expecting an evil Sheriff but even he had a smile on his face after a whirl on our ice rink!" Robin Hood and The Babes in the Wood runs at The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre until January 6.
THE father of one of the "Babes in the Wood" murder victims has been released on bail after being arrested in relation to allegations of sexual offences against the schoolgirl before her death, sources said yesterday.
Ian Heffron's nine-year-old niece Nicola Fellows and her friend Karen Hadaway were killed in Brighton in 1986 in a case known as the Babes in the Wood murders.
The show also features Jack Duckworth as Baron Hard-Up and Sarah-Louise as Lady Lou Hard-Up - with Chesney and Sophie as modern-day "babes in the wood".
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold THE bright, shining faces of children transfixed by the magic of pantomime are part of a British tradition that dates back generations.
ITV bosses want an old school friend of Samantha Janus to take over her role in Babes In The Wood when the hit sitcom starts filming its second series next month.
Mark shot to fame as Benito, the camp manager of Bar Coda in the hit ITV comedy Babes in the Wood. A New Year's Eve party takes place in the bar in a festive special screened on Wednesday.
The dizzy duo and newcomer Natalie Walter kept playing pranks with Rice Krispies while shooting their new sit-com Babes in the Wood.
The father of one of the Babes In The Wood victims reveals how he was 'framed' for his own daughter's murder in tonight's ITV documentary.
Babes in the Wood was founded four years ago by Heather Royan and, prior to the opening of their Stirling base, operated solely out of their hub in Bishopbriggs.
CHRISTMAS 1884 and the festive show delighting young and old in St Helens was Babes in the Wood.