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bauble

n.
US //ˈbɔbəɫ// UK //bˈɔːbəl// bauble
Origin

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