babu

/bah-boo/US // ˈbɑ bu //UK // (ˈbɑːbuː) //

巴布,巴姆,巴巴

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : 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.

These partially educated Bengalis form the Babu class, and many are employed in the railways.
Said the Babu when he had talked for an hour and a half, 'I hope some day to enjoy your offeecial acquaintance.
The Babu's famous drug-box proved useless, though Kim had restocked it at Bombay.
Com-plete in every particular,' said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. '
Hurree Babu stepped back a pace or two into the crowd at the entrance of Lucknow station and—was gone.