Babu

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baboo \Ba"boo\, Babu \Ba"bu\ (b[aum]"b[=oo]), n. [Hind.
     b[=a]b[=u].]
     A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a
     Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire.
     --Whitworth.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  babu
       n : used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
           [syn: {baboo}]