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bubby¹

  • /ˈbʊbi/
  • /ˈbʌbi/

Rhymes with -ʌbi

Where it comes from

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”).

noun bubbies

  1. dated, slang 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.

    Similar: bub, breasts

bubby²

Where it comes from

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.

noun bubbies

  1. childish 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.

bubby³

Where it comes from

Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.)

noun bubbies

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”).

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@misc{bubby_2026,
  title = {bubby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bubby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}