[B]
Baba, adj. (popular), dumb-founded, abashed, “blue,” or “flabbergasted.” From ébahi, astounded.
Babillard, m. (thieves’), confessor; book; newspaper. Griffonneur de ——, journalist. It also means a petition.
Ma largue part pour Versailles,
Aux pieds d’sa Majesté,
Elle lui fonce un babillard
Pour m’faire défourailler.
V. Hugo, Dernier Jour d’un Condamné.
[Babillarde], f. (thieves’), watch, or “jerry;” letter, “screeve,” or “stiff.”