ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bibi

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bibi is a noun meaning (India) A grandmother.

Meaning

(India) A grandmother.

More Meanings

  1. (India, obsolete) A European woman in British India; sometimes a married man's mistress.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include baby, baba, bubbe, auntyji, babusya, bhabhi.

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