bib
An item of clothing for people tied around their neck to protect their clothes from…An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
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» I need a bib.
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Examples
4 sentencesI need a bib.
The baby has soiled its bib.
The baby wiped his hands covered in chocolate on his bib.
ruМалыш вытер руки, запачканные шоколадом, о слюнявчик. — shanghainese
Meaning
8 sensesAn item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
Lätzchen, Latz
нагру́дникnagrúdnik, слюня́вчикsljunjávčik
слинявчикslynjavčyk
A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.
Leibchen, Trainingsleibchen
A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by competitors.
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More meanings 5
The upper part of an apron or overalls.
Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem.
A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat.
A north Atlantic fish (Trisopterus luscus), allied to the cod.
A bibb (bibcock).
- top part of an apron; covering the chest
- a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating
Origin
Originally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bibōOriginally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bibō (“to drink”) or of imitative origin. Noun sense (clothing) presumably either because worn while drinking, or because the clothing itself “drinks up” spills.
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