noun
bibi
noun
1
In South Asian English, an affectionate term for a grandmother.
"The children ran to greet their bibi at the door."
2
Historical: in colonial-era British India, a European woman, or sometimes the local mistress or companion of a European man.
"Old colonial letters occasionally refer to a household's bibi."
How to Use Bibi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA South Asian term of affection for a grandmother; also an old colonial-era term for a European or companion woman in British India.
Word Forms
bibis plural, Bibis plural
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Etymology
From Hindi बीबी (bībī), ultimately from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).