Standard Lemma guide

bye-bye

intj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /baɪˈbaɪ/
  • /ˈbaɪbaɪ/
  • /bəˈbaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • rhymes with -aɪbaɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: B AY1 B AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Goodbye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish, informal, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A goodbye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish, colloquial, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish, colloquial

Examples

  • Brush your teeth, it's time to go bye-bye.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beddy-bye

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a farewell remark

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they said their good-byes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: farewell, word of farewell

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵhutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god Middle English God English God Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Middle English been English be Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *wíterosder. Proto-Indo-European *wíterom Proto-Germanic *wiþrą Proto-West Germanic *wiþr Old English wiþerclip. Old English wiþ Middle English wiþ English with Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you ▲ English goodinflu. English goodbyeclip. English byeredup. English bye-bye Reduplication of bye.

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mirupafshim — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Gheg Albanian: marsi — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Arabic: إِلَى اَللِّقَاء (ʔilā l-liqāʔ) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Arabic: بَاي بَاي — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Cantonese: 拜拜 — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Cantonese: 再見 /再见 (zoi3 gin3) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再見 /再见 (zàijiàn) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再會 /再会 (zàihuì) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拜拜 (bàibài, bāibái, báibái) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 88 (bābā) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掰掰 (bāibāi) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Dutch: doei doei — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Dutch: dag — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Finnish: hei hei — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Finnish: hei sitten — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • French: salut — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • French: tchao — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • French: à plus — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Hindi: अलविदा (alvidā) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Hindi: बाई बाई (bāī bāī) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Hungarian: pá-pá — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Indonesian: dadah — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: では (dewa) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: またね (mata ne) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: じゃ、また (ja, mata) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: バイバイ (bai-bai) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: バイ (bai) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Japanese: じゃあね (jā ne) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Korean: 안녕 (annyeong) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Korean: 바이바이 (baibai) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Korean: 빠이빠이 (ppaippai) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Latvian: atā — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Latvian: sveiks — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Norwegian: ha det — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Norwegian: ha det bra — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Persian: خداحافظ (xodâhâfez) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Persian: بای بای (bây bây) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Polish: pa pa — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Portuguese: tchau tchau — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Romanian: pa-pa — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Romanian: la revedere — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Russian: пока́ (poká) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Russian: бай-ба́й (baj-báj) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Spanish: adiós — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Spanish: chau — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Thai: บ๊ายบาย (báai-baai) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Thai: ลาก่อน (laa-gɔ̀ɔn) — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Vietnamese: bái bai — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Vietnamese: bai — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Vietnamese: chào nha — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Walloon: disca — goodbye — see also bye, goodbye
  • Polish: pożegnanie — goodbye
  • Armenian: բաբայ (babay) — bedtime for a toddler
  • French: dodo — bedtime for a toddler
  • German: Heia — bedtime for a toddler
  • Japanese: おねんね (onenne) — bedtime for a toddler
  • Polish: pora snu — bedtime for a toddler
  • Polish: czas lulu — bedtime for a toddler
  • Russian: баю-бай (baju-baj) — bedtime for a toddler
  • Scottish Gaelic: bà bà — bedtime for a toddler