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• Babu

  a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire. a Hindu gentleman. a native Indian clerk who can write English. Usually Disparaging. any native Indian having only a limited knowledge of English. Historical Examples But we had hardly walked a hundred steps after this remark when we saw the babu running after us […]

• Babul

  any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that yield a gum, especially A. nilotica, of tropical Africa. the gum, pods, or bark of such a tree. Historical Examples The favourite sites for nests in the United Provinces seem to be babul trees that grow near borrow pits alongside the railroad. A Bird Calendar […]

• Babur

  Baber. (Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire. Historical Examples The tomb of Babur Shah, just outside Kabul, is also becoming dilapidated. At the Court of the Amr John Alfred Gray Babur was old enough before Umars death to profit by the sight of his father enjoying the perusal of such books. The […]

• Babus

  a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire. a Hindu gentleman. a native Indian clerk who can write English. Usually Disparaging. any native Indian having only a limited knowledge of English. Historical Examples All we babus talk English to show off,’ said Hurree, flinging his shoulder-cloth jauntily. Kim Rudyard Kipling Once upon […]

• Babushka

  a woman’s scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin. an elderly Russian woman, especially an elderly grandmother. Historical Examples “Take me back, babushka,” I could hear his shaken voice imploring. The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer She moved closer to the old woman, and said affably: “babushka […]

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