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

• ornamental
• ornament

Examples of bauble in a Sentence

picked up some cheap baubles at the fair

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthony is part of a triumvirate of baubles the Red Sox have dangled before their fan base for several seasons. —Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025

Hill piled on the accessories, and walked the red carpet with large burgundy sunglasses, gold bauble earrings, a blue Hermés Kelly bag and an umbrella that perfectly matched the color of her suit. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 May 2025

But like many of the other notables on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris borrowed the baubles for the night. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2025

Snap up one, or both styles, and watch your mom beam as bright as the baubles themselves. —Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Apr. 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