barbie

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑː(ɹ)bi/ Rhymes: -ɑːbi === Etymology 1 === Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== barbie (plural barbies) (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) A barbecue (apparatus for grilling). (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) A barbecue (event: cookout). ===== Coordinate terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== barbie (plural barbies) (informal, pharmacology) A barbiturate. === Anagrams === Rabbie == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɾbi/ [ˈbaɾ.β̞i] Rhymes: -aɾbi Syllabification: bar‧bie === Noun === barbie f (plural barbies) Barbie === Further reading === “barbie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From English Barbie. Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959. === Noun === barbie a Barbie doll Synonym: barbiedocka