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I actually thought that the 'babes' word was first used by Lea. It couldn't have been Imogen because she never spoke for the first three weeks and it has been (over)used since the first night.
However, Ais says it that often that it can't be a 'meem' that she has picked up since she entered.
It's interesting that Morwenna Banks annoying character in Saxondale uses 'babes' in every sentence, just to highlight how annoying she is to Tommy Saxondale