Bobbsey twins

[ bob-zee ]

plural noun

1. two people who are often together or seem to resemble each other, as in appearance or actions:

   We called them the Bobbsey twins, because they always had the same opinions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bobbsey twins¹

From the central characters in a series of children's books by Laura Lee Hope, pen name of a literary syndicate; some of the books are attributed to U.S. author Lillian C. Garis (1873–1954)

Example Sentences

“They have a backlist of children’s books second to none” — classic works like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift and the Bobbsey Twins.

From Salon

Dr. Metcalfe called himself and his collaborator “the Bobbsey Twins” of computing networking.

From New York Times

And I remember boxed sets of Laura Ingalls Wilder books my aunt mailed to me one Christmas when I had the chicken pox, an antique set of "Bobbsey Twins" mysteries our neighbors gave to me when they moved.

From Salon

Plenty of well-regarded fiction for adults was written by Jews and featured Jewish characters, but children’s books, from “Little Women” to “Anne of Green Gables” and the Betsy-Tacy books to the Bobbsey Twins, largely featured kids who were Christian.

From New York Times

Books that I loved as a girl include the “All-of-a-Kind Family” series, the “Great Brain” books, “Little Women,” “Five Little Peppers and How They Grew,” the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and all of Judy Blume.

From New York Times