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lib¹

  • /ˈlɪb/

Rhymes with -ɪb

Where it comes from

Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib-.

noun libs

  1. countable, uncountable liberal own the libs
  2. countable, uncountable liberation women's lib
  3. countable, uncountable library
  4. countable, uncountable libertarian

lib²

  • /ˈlɪb/

Rhymes with -ɪb

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English libbe, from Old English lybb, lyb (“medicine, drug, potion, poison, charm”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubi, from Proto-Germanic *lubją (“wort, herb, drug, poison”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, *lewb- (“to peel, break, damage”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”). Cognate with German Luppe, Lüppe (“salve, ointment, plant juice, medicine, magic”), Icelandic lyf (“medicine, drug”).

noun libs

  1. Scotland, UK, dialectal A potion; magic potion; charm; concoction.

lib³

  • /ˈlɪb/

Rhymes with -ɪb

Where it comes from

From Middle English *libben (suggested by libbyng (“gelding”), lybbere (“gelder”)), related to Dutch lubben (“to castrate, emasculate”), Dutch libbe (“a steer”), lubbert (“a eunuch”). Further relation uncertain. Possibly related to Old English *lybban (“to doctor”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubbjan; or perhaps related to Old English lappa, læppa (“lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lop.

verb libs · libbing · libbed

  1. Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).

Lib⁴

proper noun

  1. US The Libertarian party.
  2. The astrological sign, Libra.

noun Libs

  1. Australian A member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
  2. Canadian A member of the Liberal Party of Canada. The same people will have you believe that François Legault — a man who calls himself “prime minister of the Quebec nation” — would gladly watch his beloved nation’s hospital system crumble just to own the Libs.

LIB⁵

proper noun

  1. Canada, abbreviation Abbreviation of Liberal Party
  2. UK, abbreviation Abbreviation of Liberal Democrat Party
  3. abbreviation Abbreviation of Libertarian Party
  4. US, abbreviation Abbreviation of Libertarian Party

noun LIBs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of lithium-ion battery

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Closest in meaning: liberal, annex, ad, lab, library, ind, labs, leftist, left-winger, democrat, reformist, progressive, tolerant, modernist, forward-looking, broad-minded

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@misc{lib_2026,
  title = {lib},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lib},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}