Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated, slang)A woman's breast.

  2. (childish)Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.

Origin

Likely a babble word; compare dialectal German Bübbi (“teat”). Some older references conne

Likely a babble word; compare dialectal German Bübbi (“teat”). Some older references connected the word to French poupe, but this is considered "very doubtful" by the OED. Compare Latin pūpa (“little girl”).

Perhaps from brother, as pronounced by young children who are not yet able to properly pronounce its complex consonants, but alternatively perhaps from Pennsylvania German; see bub. Compare sissy.

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Forms

plural: bubbies
Singularbubby
Pluralbubbies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
bubbreasts

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbooby

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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