ba·bu also ba·boo (bä b )n. pl. ba·bus also ba·boos 1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr. 2. a. A Hindu clerk who is literate in English. b. Offensive A native of India who has acquired some superficial education in English. [Hindi b  b , father.] |
babu [ˈbɑːbuː]
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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| Noun | 1. | babu - used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
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