"Bibi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bibis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|बीबी}} Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī), {{bor|en|ur|بی بی||woman, lady (by Muslims)}} Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), {{der|en|fa-cls|بیبی|tr=bī-bī}} Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bibi (plural Bibis)
  1. A surname from Hindi.
    Sense id: en-Bibi-en-name-fNyPrB1w Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Nicknames for individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Nicknames for individuals: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|בִּיבִּי|tr=bibi}} Hebrew בִּיבִּי (bibi), {{glossary|reduplication}} reduplication, {{glossary|clipping|clipped}} clipped Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bibi
  1. Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu. Derived forms: Bibi the Butcher
    Sense id: en-Bibi-en-name-2HL79C2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Nicknames for individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Nicknames for individuals: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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