memsahib
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memsahib
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From ma'am + sahib.
noun memsahibs
- 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 possible
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| हिन्दी | मेम साहब mem sāhab |
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Talk about this word "memsahib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/memsahib. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. memsahib. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/memsahib "memsahib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/memsahib.
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@misc{memsahib_2026,
title = {memsahib},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memsahib},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
