bibi
bibi noun: a grandmother.
Noun
bibi (plural bibis)
- A grandmother.
- A European woman in British India; sometimes a married man's mistress.
- 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.2010, Stephen Markel, Tushara Bindu Gude, India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, page 59
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bibi
Bibi (plural Bibis)
- A surname from Hindi.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bibi
Bibi
- Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu.
- This time, though, I think Bibi drove one wedge too many into the heart of Israel’s body politic.2023 June 6, Thomas L. Friedman, “From Tel Aviv to Riyadh”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023
- Trump “got Bibi to hold off for the time being,” the official said. The official would not offer any other details of the call, and there was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office.2026 June 8, Mark Saunokonoko, “Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
bibi meaning in Marathi and Punjabi
bibi in Marathi
- बिबी
bibi in Punjabi
- ਬੀਬੀ
Forms of bibi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bibis |
| alternative form | beebee |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bibis |
Origin of bibi
From Hindi बीबी (bībī), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).
Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).
From Hebrew בִּיבִּי (bibi), reduplication of a clipped form of בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín, “Benjamin”). The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that nickname was used to distinguish Benjamin Netanyahu from another homonymous older cousin.
Words formed from bibi
Questions about bibi
- What does bibi mean?
- Bibi means a grandmother.
- What is bibi in Marathi?
- Bibi in Marathi is बिबी. See Bibi meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is bibi?
- Bibi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of bibi?
- The plural of bibi is bibis.
Words near bibi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bibi (page history and authors); Bibi (page history and authors); bibi (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bibi (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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