bauble

noun

bau·​ble ˈbȯ-bəl 

ˈbä-

1

: trinket sense 1

He affixed the bauble, with a kiss, upon her middle finger …

—Elinor Wylie

2

: a scepter of a fool (see fool entry 1 sense 2a)

… the licensed jester … brandished his bauble …

—Sir Walter Scott

3

: something of trifling appeal

4

British : ornament

specifically : a Christmas ornament

Our tree was decorated, most tastefully, with apt baubles bought from Georg Jensen.

—Geoffrey Wolff

Synonyms of bauble

• ornamental
• ornament

Examples of bauble in a Sentence

picked up some cheap baubles at the fair

Recent Examples on the Web

One timelapse video showed Gomez, who was dressed in a cozy grey sweater and shorts, placing baubles on the tree alongside her husband before leaning in for a sweet kiss. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025

Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. —Mae Anderson, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025

Finally, loop tightly so that the baubles are pulled towards each other, creating a cluster instead of a line. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025

But eager recruits of all ages showed up at John Derian for a chance to blow their own baubles. —Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English babel, from Middle French

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bauble

• cantabile
• cobble
• gobble
• hobble
• labile
• squabble
• wobble

Kids Definition

bauble

noun

bau·​ble ˈbȯ-bəl 

ˈbäb-əl

: an object of little value