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bubby.

A woman's breast.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊbi//ˈbʌbi/
  1. A woman's breast.

    dated · slang
Where this word 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
  1. Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba.

    childish
Where this word 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
  1. Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.)

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