A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on (for example, mama).

plural of babber

A baby. / A friend.

(East Anglia, fishing) A fisherman using babs (“baits consisting of bundles of live worms”) to catch eels.

(West Country, Bristol, informal) Alternative form of alright me babber

(West Country, Bristol, informal) A generic greeting.

(Australia, UK, rhyming slang) A cook, especially a cook working in the Australian outback or in military service.

plural of babblement

plural of babbling brook

simple past tense and past participle of bab