bib

Infant's chest cover

A bib is a cloth or plastic covering tied around a child's neck during meals to protect clothing from spills and dribbles.

Adults wear bibs for messy foods like lobster or barbecue.

The upper front part of an apron or overalls is also called a bib.

To bib is an archaic verb meaning to drink, usually alcohol.

infant

baby

Very young child

feeding · highchair · mealtime · messy · spills · stains · velcro · snap · terrycloth · plastic

apron

apron

Waist-tied protective garment

pinafore · tucker · garment · protective · cooking · lobster · crab · seafood · barbecue · grilling

drinking

tipple

Alcoholic beverage, or imbibe

nip · booze · toper · drunk · tavern · pub · ale · spirits · wine · flask

overalls

overalls

Trousers with bib front

denim · workwear · carpenter · farmer · mechanic · jumpsuit · romper · shortalls · suspenders · pocket

bibliography

citation

Mention of a source

reading · list · works · literature · academic · research · annotated · entry · compilation

Categories
Opposites
drinking behavior

bibabstain

Deliberately not do

teetotal · refrain · fast · swear off

garment function

bibcape

Shouldered sleeveless wrap

back panel · apron

eating behavior

bibguzzle

Drink fast, eagerly

gobble · gulp · swig · chug · wolf down

Phrases
Family

bibs, biblical, bibbed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G