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Babu vs Babe - What's the difference?

babu | babe |

As nouns the difference between babu and babe

is that babu is a Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr.; hence, a Hindu gentleman or official while babe is a baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

babu

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to ; hence, a Hindu gentleman or official.
  • * 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 57:
  • The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window
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    babe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (literary, or, poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
  • These events came to pass when he was but a babe .
  • (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman.
  • She's a real babe !
  • Darling (term of endearment).
  • Hey, babe , how's about you and me getting together?

    Synonyms

    * (infant) baby, child, infant * (attractive person) ** (woman) hottie, doll, fox ** See: * (darling) darling, dear, love, sweetheart

    Derived terms

    * bikini babe * babe magnet * out of the mouths of babes

    References

    See also

    * infant