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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok 2nd gen immigrant here and can someone explain the word bubby? I too though it referred to breasts. And yet I've heard people call their grandmother bubby. I've heard people refer to their brothers that way (as in -- that's my bubby). Which is it??[/quote]
Yes, “bubby” is a term for a grandmother. I’m wondering if OP meant to type “boobie”. [/quote]

And brothers would be "buddies." This is more a spelling issue- likely the OP was not sure how to write out in English the word his or her son said.

OP, do you have an English speaking friend or neighbor whom you could ask about this? It would probably be easier to say what the boy said, rather than having to try to spell an unfamiliar word.
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DH’s cousin’s family calls their youngest son “Bubby.” It stems from an older sibling’s mispronounciation of “brother.” Possible other families do this too.

Bubbe is a Yiddish term for grandmother. It comes from a completely separate root as using “boobies” for “breasts.”

Boobie is not a dirty word per se, but shouldn’t be used everywhere every day. [/quote]

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