bubby

¹

[buhb-ee]

noun

plural

bubbies 

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

bubby

²

[buhb-ee, boo-bee, buhb-uh, boo-buh]

noun

Yiddish

1. a variant of bubbe.

bubby

³

[boo-bee, boob-ee, buhb-ee]

noun

Older Slang.

plural

bubbies 

1. a female breast.

Word History and Origins

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; bubbe ( def. )

Origin of bubby³

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

Example Sentences

The incident took place in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City, where 45-year-old Harry Heymann attempted to dismantle the devices on two Secret Service vehicles as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s daughter had lunch at Bubby’s, a nearby restaurant.

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On the British black comedy based on a one-man stage show by Richard Gadd, Gadd plays a doppelganger named Donny Dunn, who in his day job at a pub gives Martha, a bubby, quick-to-laugh customer, a free cup of tea.

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They range from cliché but harmless—“Anyone who hates Jews clearly hasn’t tried my Bubby’s brisket”—to a bit menacing, with one since-deleted post reading, “Trust Me. If Israel Wanted to Commit Genocide in Gaza, It Could.”

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

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And so he walked two miles to carry a bag in the Marvin “Bubby” Worsham Memorial Tournament.

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