Babcock

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounBabcock (countable and uncountable, plural Babcocks)

plural Babcocks

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.

Origin

A pet form of the Middle English personal name Babb.

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APA

Babcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babcock

MLA

“Babcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babcock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Babcock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babcock.

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