Bibi
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A grandmother. India
- 2 A European woman in British India; sometimes a married man's mistress. India, obsolete
"The bibis of European men were treated in the same way as upper-class Muslim women, that is, they were kept hidden from view and did not mingle socially with men."
- 1 A surname from Hindi.
- 2 Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu.
"This time, though, I think Bibi drove one wedge too many into the heart of Israel’s body politic."
Example
More examples"A Cincinnati Zoo worker collected milk from Fiona’s mother Bibi by hand."
Etymology
From Hindi बीबी (bībī), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).
Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).
From Hebrew בִּיבִּי (bibi), reduplication of a clipped form of בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín, “Benjamin”).
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