English noun: booby | |||
1. | booby (person) an ignorant or foolish person | ||
Synonyms | boob, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | simple, simpleton | ||
2. | booby (animal) small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gannet | ||
Member meronym | genus Sula, Sula | ||