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(bĭb)n.
1. A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating.
2.
a. The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest: "The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt" (Shirley Jackson).
b. Bibbed overalls worn while skiing.
c. A piece of cloth or plastic bearing a number, usually worn over the chest or back, identifying a competitor in a race.
3. A patch of differently colored feathers or fur on the throat or chest of a bird or mammal.
tr. & intr.v. bibbed, bib·bing, bibs
To drink or indulge in drinking.
[Probably from Middle English bibben, to drink heartily, from Latin bibere; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
bib′ber n.
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(bɪb)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of cloth or plastic worn, esp by babies, to protect their clothes while eating
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the upper part of some aprons, dungarees, etc, that covers the upper front part of the body
3. (Animals) Also called: pout or whiting pout a light-brown European marine gadoid food fish, Gadus (or Trisopterus) luscus, with a barbel on its lower jaw
4. (Building) short for bibcock
5. stick one's bib in informal Austral to interfere
vb, bibs, bibbing or bibbed
archaic to drink (something); tipple
[C14 bibben to drink, probably from Latin bibere]
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(bɪb)n., v. bibbed, bib•bing. n.
1. a shield of cloth, paper, or other material tied under the chin to protect the clothing during a meal.
2. the front part of an apron, overalls, or the like above the waist.
v.t., v.i. 3. to drink; imbibe.
[1275–1325; Middle English bibben to drink < Latin bibere]
bib′less, adj.
bib′like`, adj.
Bib.
1. Bible.
2. biblical.
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Past participle: bibbed
Gerund: bibbing
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| Noun | 1. |  bib - top part of an apron; covering the chestapron - a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric |
| 2. |  bib - a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eatingnapkin, serviette, table napkin - a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | |
| Verb | 1. |  bib - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" |
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Translations
الجُزءُ العُلوي مِن المَريَلَهصُدْرِيَّةمَرْيَلَه، صِدْريَّةُ طِفْل
bryndáčeknáprsenka zástěry
hagesmæksmæk
ruokalappu
dječji podbradnik
mellrészpartedli
smekkur
よだれ掛け
턱받이
antkrūtinisseilinukas
augšdaļakrūšautiņš, lacīte
náprsenkapodbradník
haklapp
ผ้ากันเปื้อนเด็ก
mama önlüğüönlüğün göğüs kısmıönlük
yếm
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[bɪb] n (for child) → bavaglino; (on dungarees) → pettorinain one's best bib and tucker (fam) → in ghingheri
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(bib) noun1. a cloth etc tied under a child's chin to catch spilt food etc.
2. the top part of an apron or overalls, covering the chest.
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→ صُدْرِيَّة bryndáček hagesmæk Lätzchen σαλιάρα babero ruokalappu bavoir dječji podbradnik bavaglino よだれ掛け 턱받이 slabbetje smekke śliniak babador, babete детский нагрудник haklapp ผ้ากันเปื้อนเด็ก mama önlüğü yếm 围兜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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n. babero; pechera.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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n baberoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.