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English

Etymology

From Hindi बीबी (bībī), from Classical Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī).

Noun

bibi (plural bibis)

  1. (India) A grandmother.
  2. (India, obsolete) A European woman in British India; sometimes a married man's mistress.
    • 2010, Stephen Markel, Tushara Bindu Gude, India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, page 59:
      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.

Alternative forms

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Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ

Pronunciation

Noun

bibi

  1. lip

Alangan

Noun

bibî

  1. mouth

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

From Persian بی‌بی (bi-bi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈbi]
  • Audio (Baku):(file)
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Noun

bibi (definite accusative bibini, plural bibilər)

  1. paternal aunt ("sister of one's father")
    Coordinate terms: əmi (maternal uncle), dayı (maternal uncle), xala (paternal aunt)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

See also

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Barngarla

Pronunciation

Noun

bibi

  1. egg
    Synonym: bardi

References

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Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbibi/ [ˈbi.bi]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Noun

bíbi (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. clam (freshwater type)
    Synonym: punaw
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiʔbiʔ/ [ˈbiʔ.biʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Verb

bîbî (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. alternative form of mibi

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi
  • IPA(key): /ˈbibi/ [ˈbi.bɪ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay bebek.

Noun

bíbi (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks
    Synonyms: pato, itik
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bíbi (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. an edible saltwater clam, Venerupis philippinarum
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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bi/
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  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Pronoun

bibi

  1. (informal, Belgium) yours truly (I, me or myself)
    Synonyms: ik, ikzelf

Usage notes

The accompanying verb is conjugated in the 3rd person singular. The word also has a diminutive: bibieke.

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

bibi (invariable)

  1. dual-mode

Noun

bibi m (plural bibis)

  1. a small, lady's hat
  2. a bauble or trinket

Pronoun

bibi m or f

  1. (informal) yours truly (I, me or myself)

Synonyms

Further reading

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese beber. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bebi.

Verb

bibi

  1. to drink

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay bebek.

Noun

bíbi

  1. duck

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bîbî or bíbì

  1. shore; beach

Hungarian

Indonesian

Japanese

Latin

Malay

Romani

Rukai

Spanish

Swahili

Ternate

Tetum

Thao

Turkish

Tyap

Yami

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