different between bubby vs bubbly

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from dialectal German Bübbi (“teat”) (perhaps specifically via Pennsylvania German). Some older references connected the word to French poupe, but this is considered "very doubtful" by the OED. Compare Latin p?pa (“little girl”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?bubi/, /?b?bi/, /?b?bi/
• Rhymes: -?bi

Noun

bubby (plural bubbies)

1. (slang) A woman's breast.

   Synonym: bub

Derived terms

• booby

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:breasts

Descendants

• ? Spanish: bubi

Etymology 2

Perhaps from brother, as pronounced by young children who are not yet able to properly pronounce its complex consonants, but alternatively perhaps from Pennsylvania German; see bub. Compare sissy.

Pronunciation

Noun

bubby (plural bubbies)

1. (childish) Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.

Etymology 3

Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.)

Noun

bubby

1. Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”)

References

English

Etymology

From bubble +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?bli/, /?b?b?li/

Adjective

bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)

1. Full of bubbles.

2. (informal) Cheerful, lively.

   Synonyms: ebullient, (similar image) perky

3. Having the characteristics of bubbles.

4. (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.

Synonyms

• (full of bubbles): bubbly, fizzy, sparkling; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Translations

Noun

bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)

1. (informal) Champagne.

   Synonyms: champers, fizz, shampoo

   • 2007, L. A. Banks, The Cursed, St. Martin's Griffin (?ISBN)

     “ […] Maybe some bubbly for the ladies, since we just bought the house of life, and break camp . . . since they are very appreciative that things got wrapped up so fast.”

Translations

Further reading

• “bubbly”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.