OB
See also: ob, ob., Ob, ÖB, ob-, and Ob.
English
Noun
OB (countable and uncountable, plural OBs)
- (sports) Initialism of Olympic best.
- Coordinate terms: OR, PB, SB, WB
- (television, radio) Initialism of outside broadcast.
- Initialism of old boy. (male graduate; also a CB radio operator's term of address for a male)
- Abbreviation of obstetrician.
- 1989, Contemporary Obstetrics-gynecology (volume 33, page 200)
- One woman in ten is at risk — yet one-third of all women over 50 have never had a mammo! By making Pap tests routine, OBs and GYNs have saved many lives.
- 1989, Contemporary Obstetrics-gynecology (volume 33, page 200)
- Abbreviation of obstetrics.
- Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.
Adjective
OB (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of obstetric.
- (golf) Initialism of out of bounds.
- Abbreviation of obligatory. (as in "ob. link" on Usenet) (see ObLink at c2.com; see also ob-)
- Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.
Derived terms
- OB marker
Anagrams
- BO, Bo, bo
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːˈbeː/
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Noun
OB m (strong, genitive OBs, plural OBs)
- Abbreviation of Oberbürgermeister.
- Abbreviation of Oberbefehlshaber.
- Abbreviation of Oberbootsmann.
Japanese
Etymology
From English OB (“old boy”).
Noun
OB • (ōbī)
- male graduate
- Synonym: 卒業生
Related terms
- OG