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Added 9 October 2026

bauble

/ˈbɔbəl/ noun

Latin root: bellus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bauble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.

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”).

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