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bibi¹

Where it comes from

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

noun bibis · beebee

  1. India A grandmother.
  2. India, obsolete 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.

Bibi²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).

proper noun Bibis

  1. A surname from Hindi.

Bibi³

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

  1. Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu. This time, though, I think Bibi drove one wedge too many into the heart of Israel’s body politic.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: baby, bibby, pepi, baba, bubbe, auntyji, babusya, bhabhi, grandma, babcia, granny, babushka, grandmum, grandmom, grandmamma, grandmomma

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Chicago

"bibi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bibi.

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@misc{bibi_2026,
  title = {bibi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}