A fork of Rural Dictionary
(noun)A pet name for a signifant other who is both your best buddy and your romantic interest. Term was derived by combining "buddy" and "baby" = "bubby". Name is reserved for people who were truly best friends prior to dating.It is imperative that the person who becomes your "bubby" was purely a platonic friend prior to dating.
You can call your significant other your bubby if you were best friends with him/her in a purely platonic way. For example, dating a friend after 10 years of being friends with him/her - seeing each other date others, being there for one another as a source of support, able to be truly yourself without any impression management.
What does NOT constitute a "bubby"- Someone who becomes your best friend after you start dating. That is not a bubby.
A pet name or term of deepest endearment for a significant other who is both your best buddy and your romantic interest. The term was derived by combining "buddy" and "baby" = "bubby". The one you love, the one you adore - as opposed to the patronizing baby. A bubby is special because it is not a babe, baby or boo it is one specific person that is completely unique and precious in your life. Other abbreviations include bubs, bubbsie, bubster, bubba, bubsky etc.
I miss you bubby! Muah <3
Bubby refers to a special kind of person. Someone who is more than a friend to you.
A boy may love his mother so much that he calls her his bubby.