bib

== Translingual == === Symbol === bib (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bissa. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Bissa terms == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪb/, (UK, US) enPR: bĭb Rhymes: -ɪb === Etymology 1 === Originally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bibō (“to drink”) or of imitative origin. Noun sense (clothing) presumably either because worn while drinking, or because the clothing itself “drinks up” spills. ==== Noun ==== bib (plural bibs) An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. Similar items of clothing such as the Chinese dudou and Vietnamese yem. (sports) A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by competitors. (sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities. Synonym: pinny The upper part of an apron or overalls. (cycling) Ellipsis of bib short. A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat. A north Atlantic fish (Trisopterus luscus), allied to the cod. Synonym: pouting A bibb (bibcock). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== bib (third-person singular simple present bibs, present participle bibbing, simple past and past participle bibbed) (transitive) To dress (somebody) in a bib. (intransitive, archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple. ===== Translations ===== ==== Related terms ==== bibber bibble === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bib (third-person singular simple present bibs, present participle bibbing, simple past and past participle bibbed) (informal) To beep (e.g. a car horn). === Further reading === bib (garment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Further reading === “bib”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “bib”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bib”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “bib”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. === Anagrams === IBB == Dutch == === Etymology === Clipping of bibliotheek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bip/, /bɪp/ Hyphenation: bib Rhymes: -ip, -ɪp === Noun === bib f (uncountable, no diminutive) (informal, Belgium) library Synonyms: bibliotheek, (Netherlands) bieb == Nyunga == === Noun === bib breast === References === 1992, Rose Whitehurst, Noongar Dictionary, Noongar Language and Culture Centre (Bunbury, Western Australia) == Seychellois Creole == === Etymology === From Malagasy biby (“animal”). === Noun === bib spider === References === D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN == Volapük == === Alternative forms === Bib === Noun === bib (genitive biba, plural bibs) bible, Bible ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bibik bibiko cilabib == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːb/ === Noun === bib soft mutation of pib (“pipe”) === Mutation ===