- A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
- Archaic. A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]
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[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]
She was not attracted by the colorful baubles in the store window.
Tutor's tip: The "bauble" (worthless trinket) was flawed because it had a "bubble" (globule of air) trapped within it.
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a mock scepter carried by a court jester
Meaning #2:
cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing
Synonyms: bangle, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
Dansk (Danish)
n. - nipsgenstand, billigt stads
Nederlands (Dutch)
snuisterij, prul
Français (French)
n. - babiole, colifichet, marotte
Deutsch (German)
n. - Firlefanz, Nippsache
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιχλιμπίδι, λιλί, ράβδος γελωτοποιού
Português (Portuguese)
n. - bugiganga (f), ninharia (f), cetro (m) de bufão
Español (Spanish)
n. - baratija, chuchería, juguete
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - struntsak, leksak
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
美观的廉价货, 小玩具, 小玩意儿, 没价值的东西
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美觀的廉價貨, 小玩具, 小玩意兒, 沒價值的東西
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸구려, 시시한 것, 장난감
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安ピカもの, 子供の玩具
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) لعبه أطفال, زينه قليله الثمن
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תכשיט צעקני, תכשיט זול
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