barbie
/bɑː(ɹ)bi//ˈbɑɹbi/
barbie noun: a barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
Noun (1)
barbie (plural barbies)
Noun (2)
barbie (plural barbies)
- A barbiturate.
- “At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.”1971, The Bulletin, volume 93, numbers 4762–4774, page 35
- Then one day the King said, / Jules, you're grounded. / Absolutely grounded. / This is it. So Jules took / barbies, you know, barbiturates, / and he stayed down. Way down. / Grounded like his father said.1989, The Pembroke Magazine, volumes 21–23, page 162
Proper noun capitalized: Barbie
Barbie (plural Barbies)
- A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Noun (3) capitalized: Barbie
Barbie (plural Barbies)
- A tall, slender female fashion doll.
- They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”1964, Young Children, volume 55, National Association for the Education of Young Children, page 10
- Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls.1968, Paul Krassner, editor, The Realist, volumes 84-93, Realist Association, page 68
- A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.
- I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation1997, Aqua (band), Barbie Girl (song)
- After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.2007, Vanessa Rose Lee, The Beauty Queen and the School Nerd
- Synonyms:
- dolly
barbie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
barbie in Hindi
- बार्बी, बारबी
barbie in Tamil
- பார்பி
barbie in Marathi
- बार्बी, बारबी
barbie in Urdu
- باربی
More languagesFewer languages
- barbie in Bengali
- বার্বি
- barbie in Telugu
- బార్బీ, బార్బి
- barbie in Malayalam
- ബാർബി, ബാർബീ
- barbie in Kannada
- ಬಾರ್ಬಿ, ಬಾರ್ಬೀ
- barbie in Punjabi
- ਬਾਰਬੀ, ਬਾਰ੍ਬੀ
- barbie in Gujarati
- બાર્બી, બારબી
- barbie in Odia
- ବାର୍ବି, ବାର୍ବୀ
- barbie in Nepali
- बार्बी, बारबी
Synonyms of barbie
Forms of barbie
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | barbies |
| plural | Barbies |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Barbies |
Origin of barbie
Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix).
From Barbara + -ie.
Words formed from barbie
Phrases with barbie
Words that rhyme with barbie
Questions about barbie
- What does barbie mean?
- Barbie means a barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
- What is barbie in Hindi?
- Barbie in Hindi is बार्बी, बारबी. See Barbie meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is barbie?
- Barbie can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce barbie?
- Barbie is pronounced /bɑː(ɹ)bi/.
- What is the plural of barbie?
- The plural of barbie is barbies.
Words near barbie in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: barbie (page history and authors); Barbie (page history and authors); barbie (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barbie (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barbie (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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