Babu Definition

bäbo͝o
baboos, babus
noun
babus
Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr.
American Heritage
In India, a title equivalent to Mr. or sir used in addressing a man who is a Hindu.
Webster's New World
A Hindu clerk who is literate in English.
American Heritage
In India, an indigenous clerk who can write English.
Webster's New World
A South Asian who has acquired some superficial education in English.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Babu

Noun

Singular:
babu
Plural:
babus

Origin of Babu

  • From Hindi बाबू (bābū)

    From Wiktionary

  • Hindi bābū father

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Babu Sentence Examples

  • The Brahma Samaj maintained a bare existence till 1841, when Babu Debendra Nath Tagore, a member of a famous and wealthy Calcutta family, devoted himself to it.

  • For long the Brahmas did not attempt any social reforms. But about 1865 the younger section, headed by Babu Keshub Chunder Sen, who joined the Samaj in 1857, tried to carry their religious theories into practice by demanding the abandonment of the external signs of caste distinction.

  • His intimate relations with Bishop Jacob were continued with the three succeeding bishops - Babu (338 - ?349), Vologaeses (?349-361), and Abraham - on all of whom he wrote encomia.

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Words Starting With

BBABAB

Words Ending With

UBUABU

Unscrambles

babu

Words Starting With B and Ending With U

Starts With B & Ends With UStarts With BA & Ends With UStarts With B & Ends With BU

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With U