bibi

American  

[bee-bee] / ˈbi bi /

noun

plural

bibis, bibi

1. in India, a European or Indian woman who is the mistress of a household, especially in historical or colonial contexts (also used as a term of address).

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Example Sentences

But it is the interviews with each bibi, including their cooking tips, that make the book, written with Julia Turshen, truly alive.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

Ego autem ter vel quater bibi, quamobrem et vsque hodiè arbitror potius me corporaliter valere.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

He said that he did this in order that "nothing should bite the great master and the bibi."

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Ja ja and nein nein, with da and bibi and mimi, used properly in request.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

But Stas, at the very thought of whipping the "bibi," jumped as if scalded and shouted in anger: "Fool, do you know who the 'bibi' is?"

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk