"Pip" meaning in English

See Pip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pɪp/ Forms: Pips [plural]
enPR: pĭp Rhymes: -ɪp Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Pip (plural Pips)
  1. A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names Derived forms: Guy and Pip
    Sense id: en-Pip-en-name-~5RMS1l4 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 93 7 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /pɪp/
enPR: pĭp Rhymes: -ɪp Etymology: An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Pip
  1. (UK, military, World War I, slang) The 1914 Star or 1914–15 Star medal. Tags: UK, World-War-I, slang Categories (topical): Military, World War I
    Sense id: en-Pip-en-name-WGb2BSv4 Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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