bubby

¹ American  

[buhb-ee] / ˈbʌb i /

noun

• bubbies
  plural

1. Often Bubby (used as an affectionate term of address) a young child.

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bubby ² American  

[buhb-ee, boo-bee, buhb-uh, boo-buh] / ˈbʌb i, ˈbu bi, ˈbʌb ə, ˈbu bə /

noun

Yiddish

1. a variant of bubbe.

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bubby ³ American  

[boo-bee, boob-ee, buhb-ee] / ˈbu bi, ˈbʊb i, ˈbʌb i /

noun

Older Slang.

• bubbies
  plural

1. a female breast.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bubbies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bubby¹

First recorded in 1840–50; probably bubba ( def. ) (in the sense “brother”) + -y ² ( def. )

Origin of bubby²

First recorded in 1960–65; see origin at bubbe ( def. )

Origin of bubby³

First recorded in 1680–90; perhaps imitative of baby's cry or of sucking sound; cf. boob ², booby ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bubby bubbies

In front of photographer Sam Muller’s delicate lens, Cepeda and Aikens sipped on bubby while languidly exploring the massive house.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023

Morse brought bubby to the left field corner, smiling his big, beastly grin.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2012

"What makes your hair so wet, bubby?" asked Daddy Wiggins, rolling the fish in brown paper.

From Little Grandfather by Sophie May

Waal, I declar, bubby," said Brierwood agreeably, "this hyar fix ez ye hev got inter air sateful fur true!

From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Malcolm Fraser

"Kem on, bubby; we can't stand hyar no longer, a-wastin' the time an' a-burnin' of daylight," said the constable.

From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Malcolm Fraser

Breasts and bubbies were the standard terms for breasts in the 18th and 19th centuries.

From Salon ● May 11, 2013

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