bubby

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊbi/, /ˈbʌbi/
• Rhymes: -ʌbi

Noun

bubby (plural bubbies)

1. (slang) A woman's breast.

   Synonym: bub

   • 1685, John Dryden, Sylvae:

     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.

   • 2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary:

     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.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:breasts

Derived terms

• booby

Descendants

• → Spanish: bubi

Etymology 2

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bubby (plural bubbies)

1. (childish) Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.

   Coordinate term: sissy

   • 1862, Caroline Augusta White Soule, Wine or water; a tale of New England, →OCLC, page 78:

     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 3

Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.)

Noun

bubby (plural bubbies)

1. Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”)

See also

• bubby bush