"babbo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbab.bo/ Forms: babbi [plural]
Rhymes: -abbo Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *bábbọ, accusative-ablative form of *bábbọs, childish term of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{der|it|VL.||*bábbọ}} Vulgar Latin *bábbọ, {{m|la|*babbus|*bábbọs}} *bábbọs, {{onomatopoeic|it|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} babbo m (plural babbi)
  1. (regional, central Italy, Florentine, informal) dad, daddy Tags: informal, masculine, regional Categories (topical): Male family members, Parents Synonyms: padre, papà Derived forms: Babbo Natale Related terms: mamma

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXXII, page 471, lines 7–9",
          "text": "ché non è impresa da pigliare a gabbo ¶ discriver fondo a tutto l'universo, ¶ né da lingua che chiami mamma o babbo.\nFor 'tis no enterprise to take in jest, ¶ to sketch the bottom of all the universe, ¶ nor for a tongue that cries for Mom or Dad.",
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        "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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