different between bubby vs tubby

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 tub +? -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?bi/

• Rhymes: -?bi

Adjective

tubby (comparative tubbier, superlative tubbiest)

1. stout, rotund
2. Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

   a tubby violin

Derived terms

• tubbiness

Translations

Noun

tubby (plural tubbies)

1. (derogatory, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

Derived terms

• Teletubby