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babu
[ bah-boo ]
noun
- a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
- a Hindu gentleman.
- Older Use. an Indian clerk who can write in English.
- Usually Disparaging. any Indian having only a limited knowledge of English.
babu
/ ˈbɑːbuː /
noun
- (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
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Example Sentences
These partially educated Bengalis form the Babu class, and many are employed in the railways.
Said the Babu when he had talked for an hour and a half, 'I hope some day to enjoy your offeecial acquaintance.
The Babu's famous drug-box proved useless, though Kim had restocked it at Bombay.
Com-plete in every particular,' said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. '
Hurree Babu stepped back a pace or two into the crowd at the entrance of Lucknow station and—was gone.
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