English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Babbler (n.)

A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.

Babblery (n.)

Babble.

Babbling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Babble

Babe (n.)

An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.

Babe (n.)

A doll for children.

Babehood (n.)

Babyhood.

Babel (n.)

The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.

Babel (n.)

Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.

Babery (n.)

Finery of a kind to please a child.

Babian (n.)

Alt. of Babion

Babied (imp. & p. p.)

of Baby

Babies (pl. )

of Baby

Babillard (n.)

The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler.

Babingtonite (n.)

A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.

Babion (n.)

A baboon.

Babiroussa (n.)

Alt. of Babirussa

Babirussa (n.)

A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, / Porcus, babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.

Babish (a.)

Like a babe; a childish; babyish.

Babism (n.)

The doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements.

Babist (n.)

A believer in Babism.