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memsahibs

memsahibs is the plural of memsahib.

Meaning of memsahib

Noun

memsahib (plural memsahibs)

  1. (India, historical) A white European woman in colonial India.
    • She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett, chapter 1, in The Secret Garden

Questions about memsahibs

What is memsahibs the plural of?
Memsahibs is the plural of memsahib.

Words near memsahibs in the dictionary

  1. memrizes
  2. mems
  3. memsaab
  4. memsaabs
  5. memsahib
  6. memsahibs
  7. memtransistor
  8. memtransistors
  9. men
  10. men about town
  11. men among men

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