English Explanatory Dictionary

Dobbs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. Ellipsis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which stated that access to abortion was not a constitutionally protected right, overturning the earlier Roe ruling which established this unenumerated right.
name
  1. plural of Dobb

Word forms

Dobbs Dobbses

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Derived words

post-Dobbs
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