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ba·bu
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bu
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noun
1.
a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
2.
a Hindu gentleman.
3.
a native Indian clerk who writes English.
4.
Usually Disparaging
.
any native Indian having only a limited knowledge of English.
Also,
baboo.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Hindi
bābū
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babu
(ˈbɑːbuː)
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n
(in India) a title or form of address more or less equivalent to
Mr
, placed before a person's full name or after his first name
[Hindi, literally: father]
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