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babu definition

babu or baboo ba′·boo′ (bä′bo̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. in India, a title equivalent to Mr. or sir used in addressing a man who is a Hindu
  2. in India, an indigenous clerk who can write English: used disparagingly, esp. in the phrase Babu English, to suggest a less-than-adequate command of the language

Etymology: Hindi bābū, lit., father

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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