Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bye-bye

/baɪˈbaɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: bye-bye
IPA: /baɪˈbaɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Informal

noun

Colloquial

noun

Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Bye bye! Let's play again some time!"
"Brush your teeth, it's time to go bye-bye."
""[H]e came to the gate of the city; and finding it shut lay him down and went to by-by!""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god Middle English God English God Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Middle English been English be Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *wíterosder. Proto-Indo-European *wíterom Proto-Germanic *wiþrą Proto-West Germanic *wiþr Old English wiþerclip. Old English wiþ Middle English wiþ English with Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you ▲ English goodinflu. English goodbyeclip. English byeredup. English bye-bye Reduplication of bye.

Usage

Inflected Forms

by-by (alternative, rare) bye bye (alternative) byebye (alternative) buh-bye (alternative, pronunciation spelling) bye-byes (plural)

Synonyms

beddy-bye adieu adios arrivederci auf wiedersehen au revoir bye cheerio good-by goodby good-bye goodbye

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce bye-bye?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈbaɪ/.
What does bye-bye mean?: Goodbye.
Where does bye-bye come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god Middle English God English God Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Middle English been English be Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *wíterosder. Proto-Indo-European *wíterom Proto-Germanic *wiþrą Proto-West Germanic *wiþr Old English wiþerclip. Old English wiþ Middle English wiþ English with Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you ▲ English goodinflu. English goodbyeclip. English byeredup. English bye-bye Reduplication of bye.

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