bibi

noun

bi·​bi ˈbē-(ˌ)bē 

plural -s

India

: a lady usually of a European country

sometimes : the Hindu mistress of a house : wife

—used as a term of respect

Word History

Etymology

Hindi bībī, from Persian

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