Babar

British

/ ˈbɑːbə /

noun

a variant spelling of Baber

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Babar Cultural

The elephant hero of a series of witty children's books written and illustrated by the twentieth-century French author Jean de Brunhoff and, later, by his son, Laurent de Brunhoff.

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Babar

Saud survived until lunch but Babar perished 40 minutes before the interval - bowled by Tongue - gesticulating at the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Josh Tongue - 7 - Pakistan did not recover after Tongue took the key wickets of Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique in the first innings.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

His bouncer to dismiss Babar Azam on day four was a throwback of Archer's fearsome debut on the same ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

If he was not vice-captain he would surely be certain to be replaced if Babar Azam is fit again for Lord's.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Then they went to the library book-sale racks and bought about twenty old picture books, such as The Story of Babar and Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel and The Little Engine That Could.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

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