different between bib vs bibb

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?b/
• Rhymes: -?b

Etymology 1

Originally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bib? (“I drink”) or of imitative origin. Noun sense (clothing) presumably either because worn while drinking, or because the clothing itself “drinks up” spills.

Noun

bib (plural bibs)

1. An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
2. Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem.
3. (sports) A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race.
4. (sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.

   Synonym: pinny

5. The upper part of an apron or overalls.
6. A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat.
7. A north Atlantic fish (Trisopterus luscus), allied to the cod.

   Synonym: pouting

8. A bibcock.

Derived terms

• best bib and tucker

Translations

Verb

bib (third-person singular simple present bibs, present participle bibbing, simple past and past participle bibbed)

1. (transitive) To dress (somebody) in a bib.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple.

   • they gave him drink as often as he cry'd; so that he was constantly bibbing

Translations

Related terms

• bibber
• bibble

Etymology 2

Verb

bib (third-person singular simple present bibs, present participle bibbing, simple past and past participle bibbed)

1. (informal) To beep (e.g. a car horn).

Further reading

• bib (garment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• IBB

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of bibliotheek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bip/, /b?p/
• Hyphenation: bib
• Rhymes: -ip, -?p

Noun

bib f (uncountable)

1. (informal, Belgium) library

   Synonyms: bibliotheek, bieb

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Malagasy biby (“animal”).

Noun

bib

1. spider

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Volapük

Alternative forms

• Bib

Noun

bib (nominative plural bibs)

1. bible, Bible

Declension

Derived terms

• bibik
• bibiko
• cilabib

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi?b/

Noun

bib

1. Soft mutation of pib (“pipe”).

Mutation

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?b, IPA^(key): /b?b/

  Homophone: bib

  Rhymes: -?b

Noun

bibb (plural bibbs)

1. A bibcock.