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Bubby

//ˈbʊbi// noun, slang

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Noun

1
A woman's breast. dated, slang
"Chlo: What do you mean (uncivil as you are) / To touch my breaſts and leave my boſome bare? / Daph: Theſe pretty bubbies firſt I make my own."
2
Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba. childish
"Mother sent me to hunt you; she is dying, and sissy and bubby are hungry and the baby is crying, and we're afraid the cross man will come."
3
Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”). alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Likely a babble word; compare dialectal German Bübbi (“teat”). Some older references connected the word to French poupe, but this is considered "very doubtful" by the OED. Compare Latin pūpa (“little girl”).

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.

Etymology 3

Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.)

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