bibnoun [ C ]
uk/bɪb/us/bɪb/a cover made of cloth or plastic that is worn by young children when eating to protect their clothes
the part of some styles of clothing, for example an apron, a pinafore, or a pair of dungarees, that covers the chest
UK US practice pinny, scrimmage vest a piece of clothing like a light shirt with no sleeves that is worn over other clothing, for example in team games to show which team a person is playing for
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Babies' & children's clothing
- Babygro
- bootee
- diaper
- feeder
- layette
- nappy
- onesie
- rompers
- sailor suit
- sleeper
- sleepsuit
- snowsuit
Examples from literature
- Do not tuck it into your neck like a child's bib.
- He had a vision of a high chair, and a child installed therein with the customary bib and spoon.
- In one shadowy corner Jane Gray usually sat, busy with her endless knitting of bibs for babies.
- She was struggling with the children's bibs and rather preoccupied.
- These had bibs on and had to be held up by their fond mothers.
Idiom(s)
your best bib and tucker