bauble — a small, showy trinket or decoration, often cheap or worthless
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small, showy trinket or decoration, often cheap or worthless
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbɔːbəl/
Example Sentences
- She spent her entire paycheck on shiny baubles that broke within a week.
- The dictator's palace was filled with golden baubles while his people starved.
- My cat knocked all the baubles off the Christmas tree in five minutes flat.
bauble
NOUN[/ˈbɔːbəl/]
a small, showy trinket or decoration, often cheap or worthless
She hung a shiny bauble on the Christmas tree branch.
Bob the bull loves his cheap, showy baubles!
The crow tries to gobble the bauble, making the branch wobble!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle French 'baubel' or 'babel,' possibly derived from Old French 'baubel' meaning a child's toy or trinket. The ultimate origin is uncertain but may be related to onomatopoeia or reduplication suggesting something showy and insubstantial.
Breakdown
bauble (single morpheme, no productive breakdown) - the word entered English as a complete borrowed unit from French, not constructed from separable English morpheme parts
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📝Examples
“She spent her entire paycheck on shiny baubles that broke within a week.”
“The dictator's palace was filled with golden baubles while his people starved.”
“My cat knocked all the baubles off the Christmas tree in five minutes flat.”
“Social media likes are just digital baubles - they look appealing but have no real worth.”
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