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
Kanji
飲
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bibgate English
- bevvy English
- bibacious English
- bibation English
- bibber English
- bibble English
- bibless English
- biblike English
- bibulous English
- winebibber English
- *abbiberāre Latin
- *abbiberō Latin
- adbibo Latin
- bibere Latin
- bibere, bibō, bibo Latin
- bibitus Latin
- bibulus Latin
- bibō Latin
- combibo Latin
- ebibo Latin
- exbibo Latin
- poto Latin
- pōtiōnem Latin
- pōtāre Latin
- pōtō Latin
- pōtōrius Latin
- vinibua Latin
- πίνω Ancient Greek
- ποτήριον Ancient Greek
- ποτής Ancient Greek
- συμπίνω Ancient Greek
- συμπόσιον Ancient Greek
- συμπότης Ancient Greek
- ἐκπίνω Ancient Greek
- *peh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *ph₃iwom Proto-Indo-European
- *ph₃tós Proto-Indo-European
- *péh₃tlom Proto-Indo-European
- *píbeti Proto-Indo-European
- *píph₃eti Proto-Indo-European
- ph₃-tó-s Proto-Indo-European
- पात्र Sanskrit
- पिपासा Sanskrit
- पिबति Sanskrit
- bibben Middle English
- bibe Irish
- *piti Proto-Slavic
- *pivo Proto-Slavic
- *pojìti Proto-Slavic
- beverage Old French
- bevrage Old French
- पिलाना Hindi
- *ɸibeti Proto-Celtic
- beau Aromanian
- *pibō Proto-Italic
- *pōtlo- Proto-Italic
- bévar Venetian