different between babu vs babe

English

Alternative forms

• baboo (dated)

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (b?b?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??bu?/

Noun

babu (plural babus)

1. (India) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man [from 18th c.]
   • 1989, Amitav Ghosh, Shadow Lines:

     I could see Kana-babu’s sweet-shop at the end of their lane with absolute clarity.

2. (India) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official. [from 19th c.]
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 57:

     The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window

   • 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 2 [1]

     Office babus are the real rulers of this country now. Our number's up. Best thing we can do is to shut up shop and let 'em stew in their own juice.

Derived terms

• babudom
• babuism

Indonesian

Noun

babu (first-person possessive babuku, second-person possessive babumu, third-person possessive babunya)

1. housemaid

See also

• jongo

Jarawa

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (b?b?). Cognate to Önge babu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babu/

Noun

babu

1. official, officer (of the Indian government of the Andamans)

References

• Kumar, Pramod (2012). Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 111, 141, 187.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?babu]

Noun

babu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of baba

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

babu (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. accusative singular of baba

Shabo

Adjective

babu

1. two

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?babu]

Noun

babu

1. accusative singular of baba

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

babu (n class, plural babu)

1. grandfather (from either side)

Coordinate terms

• bibi

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *papu. The initial b- was introduced by analogy with Russian ??? (bob).

Noun

babu

1. bean

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “???”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yindjibarndi

Noun

babu

1. father

English

Etymology

From Middle English babe, a variant of earlier baban, perhaps from Old English *baba (“boy, child”), from Proto-Germanic *babô, reduplicated variant of *ba-, *b?- (“father, brother, close male relation”), related to Old Frisian bobba (“child”), Old High German Babo (a male forename), see boy. Otherwise, origin obscure. Compare mama, dada, papa. Welsh baban (“baby”), believed by Skeat to be a mutation of maban, a diminutive of mab ("son"), is probably rather a borrowing from English. Cognate also with English bub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be?b/, enPR: b?b
• Rhymes: -e?b

Noun

babe (plural babes)

1. (literary or poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. [from 14th c.]

   These events came to pass when he was but a babe.

   • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night

     Though he possess sweet babes and loving wife,

     A home of peace by loyal friendships cheered,

     And love them more than death or happy life,

2. (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from 20th c.]

   She's a real babe!

3. (endearing) Darling (term of endearment).

   Hey, babe, how's about you and me getting together?

Synonyms

• (infant): baby, child, infant
• (attractive person): looker; See Thesaurus:beautiful person
  • (woman): hottie, doll, fox; See: Thesaurus:beautiful woman
• (darling): darling, dear, love, sweetheart

Derived terms

• bikini babe
• babe in the woods
• babe magnet
• out of the mouths of babes

Translations

References

Anagrams

• abbe, abbé

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -abi

Verb

babe

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of babar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of babar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of babar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of babar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ba.be]

Noun

babe f pl

1. plural of bab?

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

babe (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. inflection of baba:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?babe]

Noun

babe

1. dative/locative singular of baba

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bààbá.

Noun

babé 1a (plural bóbabé 2a)

1. my father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.