Definition of "Bobby"

Bobby

/ˈbɑbi/

proper noun
1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
  Quotations
  It was a real irritation to Robert's parents to hear Adeline call him Bobby. They tried to intimate their disapproval by pronouncing his name very distinctly when they addressed him.
  1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Dundurn Press Ltd, published 2009, page 163
2. A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.