a piece of cloth, plastic, or paper that covers the chest and is often tied under the chin of a child to protect the clothing while the child is eating.
any similar cloth or part of a garment.
the front part of an apron, overalls, or similar protective garment above the waist.
Fencing. a piece of canvas attached to the base of the mask, for protecting the throat.
Bible.
Biblical.
a piece of cloth or plastic worn, esp by babies, to protect their clothes while eating
the upper part of some aprons, dungarees, etc, that covers the upper front part of the body
Also called: pout. whiting pout. a light-brown European marine gadoid food fish, Gadus (or Trisopterus ) luscus , with a barbel on its lower jaw
short for bibcock
informal to interfere
1275–1325; Middle English bibben to drink < Latin bibere
From the Latin word bibe
A bib is a small piece of fabric that's tied under a baby's chin to keep food or milk from staining her clothes. If you feed a toddler without using a bib, you'll quickly learn how useful it can be. A baby's bib is just one type — there is also the bib that makes up the top part of overalls or an apron, the section that covers the chest. Sometimes the corresponding part of a bird's body, a patch of color on the chest, is also called a bib. The word stems from the now-obsolete verb bibben, "to drink," which is thought to be imitative of the sound your lips make as they sip liquid.
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"Today with bib No.1 I had a lot of pressure but I just tried to enjoy the race and I was fast," Franzoni added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
But the Cobbe resembles the Wadlow picture in age and attitude: The “head-on-a-plate” effect is accentuated by an exaggerated lace bib that surrounds a smaller collar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Runners received a ton of freebies, particularly at the bib pickup at the Grove, which included a dri-fit T-shirt and makeup from Milk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
He was a bib overall-wearing peanut farmer who appealed to us on a variety of levels.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025
From the clasp on his overall bib hung a blue ribbon.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
“The surface is breaking a little bit. So I feel quite lucky that, for the draw, I was in a pretty good spot with my bib. I could push everywhere.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
“Ham never gets old. That word is so funny to me. And bib. I’m gonna try to work that in more.”
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2015
For bib., see R. S. C., 1894, 21.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
For biog. and bib. of his works, see Larousse, Dict.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
For bib. of the original editions, see Harrisse, Notes pour Servir, etc.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Bib. s.vv. “girdle,” “sackcloth”; and M. Jastrow, Journ.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
L Succeeds Duchesneau as intendant, 68; incapable and conceited, 186; the king's instructions to, 186, Bib.:
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Index: D His rule at Sitka, 44; his character, 44; his death, 1819, 45, Bib.:
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
Bib., ed. of 1715 and of 1744. 60.—5.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Klaproth's materials for this edition were sold after his death Fr.200 to the bookseller Duprat; See Cat. des Livres composant la Bib. de M.K.,
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
The high school soccer debut of incoming freshman Zoe Thompson, sister of Alyssa and Giselle, will be so big that Harvard-Westlake will need to give out red bibs to photographers to identify who’s real media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
The idea is simple: have a few go-to templates for using up the bibs and bobs lurking in your kitchen, depending on your mood and what’s in the crisper.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
I think there were no bibs, there were no goals and I actually don't think there was that much arguing to be honest.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
The participants, wearing bibs, were divided into groups at a train station and a park.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2023
The aides put bibs on us, feed us, and wipe our mouths when we’re done.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
We bibbed up and decided to pour the bag of seafood into the tin and use the wax paper-covered table for shells.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Exaggerated high-waisted trouser silhouettes, double-breasted blazers, colourful trainers and bibbed necklines were details from this collection whose influence will be felt on the high street.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2019
The bibbed quartet of Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole at full-back, with John Terry and Gary Cahill in the centre, feels first-choice.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2012
Had royalty been expected in town, Houston could have bibbed and tuckered herself no more gaudily than she did last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few wore bibbed overalls made of oilcloth.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Much about "bibbing" Legionnaires, many of whom were local "jelly beans," and the Legionnaires you condemn were only a small percentage of the total number in Cleveland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Farm-labourers and other peasants, who combined a little poaching with their farming, and a little brawling and bibbing with their poaching, found themselves sooner or later in Mixen Lane.
From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas
On the meadows near the stream, is always to be found a group of Baalbekians bibbing arak and swaying languidly to the mellow strains of the lute and the monotonous melancholy of Arabic song.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
The Infidels passed that night in joy and jubilee and wine bibbing; and, as soon as it was dawn, the two armies drew out with the swart of spear and the blanch of blade.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Now pewter imparts flavor to ale; a Meerschaum bowl, the same to the tobacco of Smyrna; and goggle green glasses are deemed indispensable to the bibbing of Hock.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Melville, Herman
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