bacha

British

/ ˈbʌtʃə, ˈbʌtʃˌtʃə /

noun

informal a child or a young person

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Etymology

Origin of bacha

C21: from Hindi baccā a child

Example Sentences

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Les Bleues left-back Selma Bacha also said she is "very happy" to play England first, adding: "That's going to put us straight into the thick of things for the Euros."

From BBC

Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Company Chief John Bacha told reporters that the shoe likely found does not appear to date back to when the mine was still operational.

From BBC

Selma Bacha and Melchie Dumornay scored for the visitors on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

Bacha cut inside to open the scoring with a low drive from the edge of the box.

From Seattle Times

The spot-kicks themselves started with a bang as Australia keeper Mackenzie Arnold saved the opening spot-kick from Selma Bacha.

From BBC

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