bib

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a piece of cloth or plastic fastened under the chin to protect clothing while eating

   The baby dropped peas onto her bib.

2. 2
   noun

   the upper front part of an apron, overalls, or a similar garment

   She kept pins in the square bib of her apron.

3. 3
   noun

   a numbered panel worn on the chest or back by a competitor in a race

   Each runner pinned a race bib to the front of their shirt.

Simplified etymology

Bib, recorded for a baby’s protective garment in the late 16th century, probably comes from an older word bib derived from Latin bibere, “to drink.” By the late 17th century the word also denoted part of an adult apron.

The clothing noun appeared in early modern English and is probably connected with the older verb bib, 'to drink.' It may have been named for a cloth that catches drips while a person drinks or eats.

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