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tibby

tibby noun: a person's head.

Noun

tibby (plural tibbies)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A person's head.
    • If he comes up here, I'll be one upon his tibby.1861, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, volume 3, page 58

Proper noun capitalized: Tibby

Tibby

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Isabel.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
  3. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Forms of tibby

Noun
pluraltibbies
Proper noun
alternative formTibbie

Words that rhyme with tibby

Questions about tibby

What does tibby mean?
Tibby means a person's head.
What part of speech is tibby?
Tibby can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tibby?
The plural of tibby is tibbies.

Words near tibby in the dictionary

  1. Tibbott
  2. Tibbotts
  3. Tibbs
  4. Tibbu
  5. Tibbuc
  6. tibby
  7. TIBC
  8. Tibea
  9. tibenelast
  10. Tiber
  11. Tiberian

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