Meaning
A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English bable, babel, babull, babulle, from Old French babel, baubel (“trinket, child's toy”), most likely a reduplication of bel, ultimately from Latin bellus (“pretty”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: