Bube

Proper noun

 * 1) A Bantu language spoken by the Bubi people.

Etymology
From, from , a male name of unknown meaning. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Probably also related to ; see there for more.

Noun

 * 1) knave; jack playing card
 * 2)  boy; lad
 * 3)  rogue; villain; naughty boy

Usage notes

 * In northern and central Germany, the word is now used almost exclusively for the playing card. The southern sense “boy” is understood but not used. The older regional sense “rogue, villain” has become chiefly restricted to the diminutive or to fixed combinations and compounds (,, , etc.).

Antonyms

 * (by gender) ,
 * (by age) ,