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

If I say "bi-te," the answer is likewise bibi; a single time only, in spite of daily trial, the answer was bi-te, as if by oversight.

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.

Yet bibi, like bäbä, for "bitte," is correctly used by the child of his own accord.

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.

"What did they give my father for his otter, bibi?" said Madame Tonsard to Mouche.

From Sons of the Soil by Balzac, Honoré de

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