English → Latin
“bib” in Latin
cingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle; to gird on; to crown or garlandpōtōto drinkbibōto drinksorbillōTo sip.bibāxGiven or addicted to drink or drinking, fond of drink, bibulous.
The English word bib itself goes back to Latin bibō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bib s.
(for a child’s breast)(for a child’s breast), cinctus or fascia pectoralis infantum.
bib v.
to drink, potare, bibere; sorbillare (sip). Always bibbing, bibax.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bib?
- The usual Latin words for “bib” are cingō, pōtō, bibō; also sorbillō, bibāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.