Bib Definition
bĭb
bibbed, bibbing, bibs
noun
bibs
A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating.
American Heritage
An apron-like cloth or plastic napkin tied under a child's chin at meals.
Webster's New World
The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest.
American Heritage
The front upper part of an apron or overalls.
Webster's New World
Bibbed overalls worn while skiing.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- tucker
- dickey
- collar
- chin-wiper
- face-cloth
- napkin
verb
To drink or indulge in drinking.
American Heritage
To drink; imbibe; tipple.
Webster's New World
(archaic) To drink heartily; to tipple.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Drink.
Webster's New World
Bible.
Webster's New World
Biblical.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Bib
Noun
Singular:
bib
Plural:
bibsOrigin of Bib
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Originally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bibō (“I drink”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, or of imitative origin. Noun sense (clothing) presumably either because worn while drinking, or because the clothing itself “drinks up” spills.
From Wiktionary
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Probably from Middle English bibben to drink heartily from Latin bibere pō(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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