bib

1. 1.

   top part of an apron; covering the chest

   Broaderpiece of cloth

   Part ofapron
2. 2.

   a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating

   Broadernapkin

1. 1.

   drink moderately but regularly

   “We tippled the cognac”

   Synonymstipple

   Broaderhit the bottle

Other forms of bib

plural

bibs·

past tense

bibbed·

present participle

bibbing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bib

What does bib mean?

bib means "top part of an apron; covering the chest". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bib?

bib has 1 syllable: bib. In IPA it is /ˈbɪb/.

What is another word for bib?

Close synonyms include tipple. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bib a common word?

bib is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.