bibi

American  

[bee-bee] / ˈbi bi /

noun

bibis plural

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

But the "great master" and the little "bibi" were not inclined to sleep.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

"Sahib," he said, "the bibi and the chota bibi are here."

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

Unlike syllables not repeated, dang-gee and dank-kee; tendency to doubling syllables, tete, bibi; babbling yields great pleasure; bibi for "bitte" rightly used.

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.

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.