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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Left-arm spinner Dawson took three wickets and a fine high catch while Overton bowled Babar and had Farhan lbw, also taking an excellent diving catch of his own.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets and star batter Babar Azam hit a half century to guide Pakistan to four wicket win over South Africa in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

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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