BB
See also: bb, .bb, -bb, BB+, BB−, B&B, B & B, Bb., and B♭
Translingual
Symbol
BB
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Barbados.
- Synonym: BRB (alpha-3)
- (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)
- (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
- Initialism of BlackBerry.
- Initialism of basketball.
- Initialism of baseball.
- (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
- A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- 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.
- 2010, Richard Hoppe, Theodore L. Phillips, Mack Roach, Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology (page 203)
- (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
- (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.
Derived terms
- BBCode
- BB gun
- beebee
Related terms
- BBN
- BBS
Proper noun
BB
- Initialism of Big Brother.
- Initialism of Big Bang.
- Initialism of Bangka-Belitung.
Phrase
BB
- bye bye
Adverb
BB
- bareback; without a condom
Synonyms
- (without a condom): Thesaurus:condomless
Phrase
BB
- Initialism of best before.
Translations
best before
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Chinese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English baby.
Alternative forms
- 啤啤
Pronunciation
Noun
BB
- (Cantonese) baby
- (Cantonese) Affectionate term of address between young couples
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嬰兒 (“baby; infant”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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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
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Further reading
- Hong Kong Cantonese#Imported loanwords
- Modern Cantonese Phonology; Robert S. Bauer, Paul K. Benedict; Mouton de Gruyter; 1997; page 404
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
BB
- (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
- BB (a type of pellet)
Derived terms
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Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝː ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
BB • (burū bakku)
- (Internet slang) Abbreviation of ブルーバック.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²beːˌbeː/
Noun
BB n
- Abbreviation of barnbördshus (“birthing centre”).
- De flesta föds på BB.
- Most people are born at birthing centres.
Declension
Declension of BB | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | BB | BB:t | BB:n | BB:na |
Genitive | BB:s | BB:ts | BB:ns | BB:nas |