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babu

Best crossword clue

"Hindi courtesy title"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɑːbuː/Part of speech nounSorted abbuStarts with BEnds with U1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English ‘Mr’

Word origin

Borrowed from Hindi बाबू (bābū), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *बाब्ब (bābba)., imitative of baby talk.

Used in a sentence

  • I could see Kana-babu’s sweet-shop at the end of their lane with absolute clarity.
  • BBMP doesn’t have any elected representatives right now. So a babu has floated this tender to benefit his favourite businessmen.
  • The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window

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