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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Saim Ayub and Babar Azam hit half-centuries and Mohammad Nawaz took five wickets as Pakistan thrashed Australia by 111 runs to sweep the T20 series 3-0 on Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Senior batsman Babar Azam and pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali will miss the tour due to playing in Australia.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Pakistan ended the second day 64-3, with former captain Babar Azam unbeaten on 31.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

Ghulam, in the side after the seismic axing of Babar Azam, made a splendid 118 to help the home side to 259-5.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

They were so noisy that Mrs. Bennett was always saying, "Time Out, guys," and then they would listen to her read a story about Babar or Madeline or Curious George.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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