Tib
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tɪb/
- Rhymes: -ɪb
Origin 1
Abbreviation of tibia.
Origin 2
Origin unknown; perhaps from a pet form of Isabel.
Noun
tib
(plural tibs)- (obsolete) a working-class woman; a prostitute
- 1964: But this woman was, he thought, no tib, no purveyor of holy mutton. — Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like The Sun
- (obsolete) a young girl, a sweetheart