• Tib

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /tɪb/
    • Rhymes: -ɪb

    Origin 1

    Abbreviation of tibia.

    Full definition of tib

    Noun

    tib

    (plural tibs)
    1. (medical informal) Short form of tibia.

    Origin 2

    Origin unknown; perhaps from a pet form of Isabel.

    Noun

    tib

    (plural tibs)
    1. (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
    2. (obsolete) a young girl, a sweetheart

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