BB

See also: bb, .bb, -bb, BB+, BB−, B&B, B & B, Bb., and B♭

Translingual

Symbol

BB

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Barbados.
    Synonym: BRB (alpha-3)
  2. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is somewhat speculative with substantial risk of default.

English

Alternative forms
  • B.B., B. B., bb (certain senses only)

Noun

BB (countable and uncountable, plural BBs)

  1. (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
  2. Initialism of BlackBerry.
  3. Initialism of basketball.
  4. Initialism of baseball.
  5. (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
  6. A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
  7. Initialism of ball bearing.
    • 2010, Richard Hoppe, ‎Theodore L. Phillips, ‎Mack Roach, Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology (page 203)
      Radiopaque catheters, wires, or small metal ball bearings (BBs) are taped to the patient's skin to help in identifying any anatomic landmark, diseased tissue, or scar on the skin.
  8. (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
  9. (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.

Derived terms

Proper noun

BB

  1. Initialism of Big Brother.
  2. Initialism of Big Bang.
  3. Initialism of Bangka-Belitung.

Phrase

BB

  1. bye bye

Adverb

BB

  1. bareback; without a condom

Synonyms

Phrase

BB

  1. Initialism of best before.

Translations

Chinese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English baby.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Note:
  • bi4 bi1 - Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur;
  • bei4 bi1, bei4 bi2, bi4 bi2 - Kuala Lumpur.

Noun

BB

  1. (Cantonese) baby
  2. (Cantonese) Affectionate term of address between young couples
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嬰兒 (“baby; infant”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 嬰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 嬰兒, 嬰孩
Mandarin Beijing 嬰孩兒
Taiwan 嬰兒, 寶寶
Luoyang 娃娃
Wanrong 胎娃
Wuhan 毛頭伢, 毛頭, 毛毛伢, 毛毛, 伢伢
Chengdu 奶娃兒, 奶娃子, 奶娃娃
Guiyang 嫩娃娃
Kunming 小每每, 小咕奶兒
Xuzhou 小毛娃兒
Nanjing 小毛娃, 毛娃, 小寶寶
Singapore 嬰兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 蘇蝦仔, 蘇蝦, 𤘅孲仔, BB仔, BB, 阿蝦, 臊妹
Hong Kong 蘇蝦仔, 蘇蝦, 𤘅孲仔, BB仔, BB, B, 蝦仔
Macau BB仔
Guangzhou (Conghua) 蘇蝦仔
Taishan 毛蝦
Dongguan 蘇蝦仔, BB, BB仔
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蘇蝦仔, 𤘅孲仔, BB仔, BB
Singapore (Guangfu) 蘇蝦
Gan Nanchang 毛伢子
Lichuan 毛伢崽
Pingxiang 毛毛仔
Hakka Meixian 孲𤘅仔
Xingning 孲𤘅哩
Huidong (Daling) 孲𤘅仔
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 孲𤘅子
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 嫩仔
Changting 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子
Wuping 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子
Wuping (Pingyu) 蝦毛子
Liancheng 孲𤘅子
Yudu 伢人子, 毛伢子
Ruijin 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子
Shicheng 赤伢
Shangyou (Shexi) 伢毛子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 孲𤘅仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 孲𤘅仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 孲𤘅, 孲𤘅仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 孲𤘅
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 孲𤘅仔, 孲𤘅
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 阿佅, 嬰仔
Huizhou Jixi 細妹
Jin Taiyuan 小娃娃
Xinzhou 小娃子
Min Bei Jian'ou 𤘅仔
Min Dong Fuzhou 兒囝囝
Min Nan Xiamen 嬰仔
Quanzhou 嬰仔
Jinjiang 幼囝
Yongchun 嬰囝
Zhangzhou 嬰仔, 嬰哥, 紅嬰仔, 紅嬰
Taipei 嬰仔
New Taipei (Sanxia) 紅嬰
Kaohsiung 紅嬰仔
Yilan 紅嬰仔
Changhua (Lukang) 紅嬰仔
Taichung 紅嬰仔
Tainan 紅嬰仔
Hsinchu 紅嬰仔
Kinmen 嬰仔
Singapore (Hokkien) 嬰仔, 尾咪, 細囝
Manila (Hokkien) 嬰仔
Guilin (Biyange) 毛毛崽
Shantou 孥囝
Singapore (Teochew) anak
Leizhou 儂
Haikou 囝, 儂 intimate
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 娃娃
Wu Shanghai 小毛頭, 小小囡, 毛毛頭
Shanghai (Chongming) 小小囡
Suzhou 小毛頭, 毛毛頭, 血泡泡
Danyang 小毛毛, 毛毛
Hangzhou 小毛頭兒, 小毛頭, 毛頭兒, 毛毛頭
Ningbo 奶花, 小毛頭, 毛頭奶花, 孲𤘅, 抱手
Wenzhou 娒兒, 娒娒兒
Jinhua 王男
Xiang Changsha 毛毛, 毛毛它, 毛它
Loudi 毛毛唧, 毛毛
Derived terms
  • BB房
  • BB用品
  • BB籃／BB篮

Further reading

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

BB

  1. (Mandarin, slang) to complain; to talk rubbish
    你行你上，不行別BB／你行你上，不行别BB  ―  nǐ xíng nǐ shàng, bùxíng bié BB  ―  (also “you can you up, no can no BB”) If you can do it, go ahead; if you can't, don't criticize it

Etymology 3

From English BB.

Pronunciation

Noun

BB

  1. BB (a type of pellet)
Derived terms
  • BB彈／BB弹

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝː ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

BB(ブルーバック) • (burū bakku) 

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of ブルーバック.

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²beːˌbeː/

Noun

BB n

  1. Abbreviation of barnbördshus (“birthing centre”).
    De flesta föds på BB.
    Most people are born at birthing centres.

Declension
Declension of BB 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative BB BB:t BB:n BB:na
Genitive BB:s BB:ts BB:ns BB:nas
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