bibi

American  

[bee-bee] / ˈbi bi /

noun

plural

bibis, bibi

1. in India, a European or Indian woman who is the mistress of a household, especially in historical or colonial contexts (also used as a term of address).

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Example Sentences

But it is the interviews with each bibi, including their cooking tips, that make the book, written with Julia Turshen, truly alive.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

I say "bi," and the answer is bibi; then I say "te," and the answer is te-te.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

He said that he did this in order that "nothing should bite the great master and the bibi."

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

"And what became of the bibi and the chota bibi?"

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

Et ob hoc omnibus diebus suis vina bibere renunciauit: et in lege sua à cunctis bibi vetuit, ac vniuersis bibentibus, colentibus, et vendentibus maledixit.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard