Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy bahy]
- /baɪ baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahy bahy]
- /baɪ baɪ/
Definitions of bye-byes word
- noun bye-byes Baby Talk. sleep. 1
- idioms bye-byes go bye-bye, Baby Talk. to leave; depart; go out. to go to sleep; go to bed. 1
- noun bye-byes plural of bye-bye. 0
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Origin of bye-byes
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; apparently orig. nursery phrase used to lull a child to sleep, later construed as reduplicative form of bye, short for goodbye
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Parts of speech for Bye-byes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bye-byes popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for bye-byes
noun bye-byes
- adieu — Adieu means the same as goodbye.
- goodbye — a farewell.
- valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
Antonyms for bye-byes
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