baubel

Old French

Etymology

Probably a reduplication of biau, bel (“good, pretty”).

Noun

baubel oblique singular, m (oblique plural baubeaus or baubeax or baubiaus or baubiax or baubels, nominative singular baubeaus or baubeax or baubiaus or baubiax or baubels, nominative plural baubel)

1. a small gift for a child, etc.

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (baubel)
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Baubel”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.