barbie
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barbie¹
- /bɑː(ɹ)bi/
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)bi
Where it comes from
Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix).
noun barbies
- A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
- A barbecue (event: cookout).
barbie²
- /bɑː(ɹ)bi/
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)bi
Where it comes from
Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix).
noun barbies
- A barbiturate. “At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.”
Barbie³
- /ˈbɑɹbi/ US
- /ˈbɑːbi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)bi
proper noun Barbies
- A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Barbie⁴
- /ˈbɑɹbi/ US
- /ˈbɑːbi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)bi
Where it comes from
Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959.
noun ] Barbie · Barbies
- A tall, slender female fashion doll. They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”
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A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.
I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation
Similar: dolly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: barbeque, bbq, barbecue, cookout, grill, doll, babe, big, person, bbqer, barney, barny, banger, barbecue stopper, bobbar, bobby
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noun doll
| Español | Barbie |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바비 Babi |
| 日本語 | バービー Bābī |
| 中文 | 芭比娃娃 Bābǐ wáwá, 芭比 Bābǐ |
| हिन्दी | बार्बी bārbī |
| Português | Barbie |
| Français | Barbie |
| Deutsch | Barbie, Barbiepuppe |
| Italiano | Barbie |
| Ελληνικά | Μπάρμπι Bármpi |
| Română | Barbie |
| Русский | Ба́рби Bárbi |
| Tiếng Việt | Barbie |
| العربية | بَارْبِي bārbī |
| עברית | בַּרְבִּי barbi |
noun a beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman
| Русский | ку́кла kúkla |
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title = {barbie},
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