n.
Pronunciation: ' bä-b ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bobbies
Etymology: Bobby, nickname for Robert, after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force
Date: 1844
British : POLICE OFFICER
n.
Pronunciation: ' bä-b ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bobbies
Etymology: Bobby, nickname for Robert, after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force
Date: 1844
British : POLICE OFFICER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012