bib

English

/bɪb/

noun
Definitions
  • 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 entrants in a race.
  • (sports) 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.
  • A patch of colour around an animal's upper breast and throat.
  • A north Atlantic fish (Trisopterus luscus), allied to the cod.
  • A bibcock.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bibben derived from Latin bibō (drink, I drink) root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (drink).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₃-

Gloss

drink

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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