bubby

noun
/ˈbʊbi/

Etymology

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”).

Definitions

  1. A woman's breast.

    • 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

    Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.

    • 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”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA