Definitions For Bubba

Noun

BUBBA (plural BUBBAs) (Southern US, childish) Brother; {{non-gloss definition, used as term of familiar address}}. A working-class white male from the south, southern us, stereotyped as loutish.

Derived terms

Bubba

Etymology

Possibly an alteration of brother or bub, , said by a young child not yet able to pronounce brother properly, but note similar terms in other Germanic languages derived from Proto-Germanic appendix:proto-germanic/bō-, *bō-, such as West Frisian bobbe, German bube ("boy"), Swedish dialectal babbe ("little boy"), English babe, Dutch boef ("mischievous lad, rascal"), Middle Low German bōve, and Icelandic bófi. Also compare sissy.

See also

brother, brotha bro

Is Bubba a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Bubba is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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