bubba

== English == === Etymology === Possibly an alteration of brother or bub, said by a young child not yet able to pronounce brother properly, but note similar terms in other Germanic languages derived from Proto-Germanic *bō-, *bō-, such as West Frisian bobbe, German Bube (“boy”), dialectal Swedish babbe (“little boy”), English babe, Dutch boef (“mischievous lad, rascal”), Middle Low German bōve, and Icelandic bófi. Also compare sissy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌbə/ === Noun === bubba (plural bubbas) (Southern US, childish) Brother; used as term of familiar address. A working-class white male from the southern US, stereotyped as loutish. ==== Derived terms ==== Bubba === See also === brother, brotha bro bubby == Scots == === Alternative forms === bobbie, boby, bobby === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌbə/ === Noun === bubba (plural bubbas) (Cromarty) grandfather the devil === References === Am Baile (2009), The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect‎[2], Highland Council, page 9 “bubba, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.