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mai-baap

mai-baap adjective: applied to a style of government that is a benevolent dictatorship or nanny state.

Adjective

mai-baap (not comparable)

  1. (India) Applied to a style of government that is a benevolent dictatorship or nanny state.

Origin of mai-baap

Literally "mother-father".

Questions about mai-baap

What does mai-baap mean?
Mai-baap means applied to a style of government that is a benevolent dictatorship or nanny state.
What part of speech is mai-baap?
Mai-baap is an adjective.

Words near mai-baap in the dictionary

  1. mai
  2. mai fun
  3. mai tai
  4. mai tais
  5. mai tu liao
  6. mai-baap
  7. Mai-kai-t'i
  8. Mai-Tini
  9. Mai-Tinis
  10. Maia
  11. Maianbar

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