bubby
/ˈbʊbi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.
noun
Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Mr. Douglas got up from the couch, shucked down his pants, and then knelt down beside my mother. He reached out and grabbed her big round bubbies, and began to squeeze and play with them, while he teased her by prodding his cock against her red behind."
- "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."
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”).
Origin
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