noun
bib
bihb
noun
1
A piece of cloth or plastic tied under a baby's chin to catch food and drink.
"She tucked a bib under the toddler's chin before dinner."
verb
1
To drink heartily or tipple, an old-fashioned usage.
"The old sailors would bib away at the tavern all evening."
How to Use Bib
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly, the cloth or plastic covering babies wear at mealtimes.
Common pairings
baby bib
bib and tucker
Word Forms
bibbed past tense, bibbed past tense, bibs singular, bibs singular
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Etymology
The verb "bib," meaning to drink heartily, came first — probably from Latin bibo, "to drink." The cloth-garment sense likely followed because a bib is worn while drinking and eating, or because it "drinks up" spills.