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Noun: babu  baa-boo
Usage: Asia
  1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English ‘Mr’
    "He addressed the clerk as 'Sharma babu'";
    - baboo

Derived forms: babus

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Babu