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Babette

American  
[ba-bet] / bæˈbɛt /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Barbara.


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In 1959, Brigitte - after several love affairs - married the actor Jacques Charrier, with whom she starred in Babette Goes To War.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

The basic narrative structure remains the same with Adam Driver’s Jack and Greta Gerwig’s Babette raising their children while going about their day-to-day lives in a seemingly sleepy college town of yesteryear.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Babette teaches life skills to the elderly and infirm.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

But as wild and cataclysmic as the story gets, its heart also beats with the relationship between Jack and Babette.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

“Guess what, Sunshine? I have a good job and a nice house. I’m living with a lady named Babette, and she has a son whose name is Drew.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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