n.
Pronunciation: ' ba-b ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis
Date: 1923
: a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
– Bab · bitt · ry \ -b ə -tr ē \ noun
– Bab · itty \ -t ē \ adjective