different between babber vs blabber

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæb?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æb?(?)

Etymology 1

Noun

babber (plural babbers)

1. (Britain, West Country, chiefly Bristol, informal) A baby.

   • That babber of mine has been starting to talk lately and this morning when he saw me he said "da da da" very clearly! Proud moment.

2. (Britain, West Country, chiefly Bristol, informal) A friend.

Synonyms

• (baby): See Thesaurus:baby
• (friend): See Thesaurus:friend

Derived terms

• (baby): bab
• (friend): alright me babber, alright my babber

Etymology 2

bab +? -er

Noun

babber (plural babbers)

1. (Angling, East Anglia) A fisherman of eels, using a bab.

English

Etymology

From Middle English blaberen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?blæb.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æb?(?)

Verb

blabber (third-person singular simple present blabbers, present participle blabbering, simple past and past participle blabbered)

1. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
   • 2014, Richard Szweda, Silenius' Gift

     He blabbered away about how he knew where some treasure was hidden and he would tell us if only we would swear to save his life.

2. To blab; to reveal a secret.
3. (Britain, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue.

Synonyms

• (to talk foolishly): See also Thesaurus:prattle
• (to let out a secret): See also Thesaurus:rat out

Translations

Noun

blabber (plural blabbers)

1. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:gossiper

Related terms

• blab
• blabbermouth

Translations

Anagrams

• babbler, brabble