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babu /ˈbɑːbuː /
noun
(plural babus)
Indian English a respectful title or form of address for a man, especially an educated one:
I could see Kana-babu's shop.
an office worker:
he was a typical babu, polite and faintly scornful.
– ORIGIN from Hindi bābū, literally father.