bib
Meanings
Plural: bibs
Noun
- top part of an apron; covering the chest
- a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating
- 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.
- A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by competitors.
- A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.
- The upper part of an apron or overalls.
- 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.
- A bibb (bibcock).
Verb
- drink moderately but regularly
- To dress (somebody) in a bib.
- To drink heartily; to tipple.
- To beep (e.g. a car horn).
Origin / Etymology
Originally verb sense “drink heartily”, from Middle English bibben, either from Latin bibō (“I drink”) or of imitative origin. Noun sense (clothing) presumably either because worn while drinking, or because the clothing itself “drinks up” spills.
Scrabble Score: 7
bib is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbib is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bib is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
bib is a valid Words With Friends word