baba
noun [C] /ˈbæ.bə/ Indian EnglishDefinition
› father: used by some South Asians to show respect to an older manNames people call their close relatives › used by some South Asians when talking to a friend or a child, especially a man or boyFriendly and unfriendly terms of address
(Definition of baba noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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