bauble
n. US //ˈbɔbəɫ// UK //bˈɔːbəl// bauble
From Middle English bable, babel, babull, babulle, from Old French babel, baubel (“trinket, child's toy”), most likely a reduplication of bel, ultimately from Latin bellus (“pretty”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026