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bubby

/ˈbʌb.i/
bub · by
Plural:bubbies
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• noun

1

North American An affectionate term for a young boy, brother, or dear person.

Example

"Come over here, bubby, and tell your aunt how your first day of school went."

2

A Jewish grandmother (an alternative spelling of 'bubbe').

Example

"Every Friday evening, his bubby baked fresh challah bread for the whole family."

3

A woman's breast (now chiefly archaic or regional slang).

Example

"In seventeenth-century comic plays, the word bubby was frequently used in bawdy dialogue."

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bubbling
bubblingly
bubbly
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bubonic
bucaramanga
bucatini

Word Origin & Etymology

As a term of endearment or reference to a young boy, it is a diminutive of 'bub' (an alteration of 'brother'). In the sense of a Jewish grandmother, it derives from Yiddish 'bobe', itself borrowed from a Slavic root meaning 'grandmother'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bubby. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bubby
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