"MBU" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MBUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MBU (plural MBUs)
  1. Initialism of mother and baby unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: mother and baby unit
    Sense id: en-MBU-en-noun-IsvaAver
  2. (scouting, US) Initialism of merit badge university. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: merit badge university
    Sense id: en-MBU-en-noun-7SkU53AP Categories (other): American English, Scouting, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99

Inflected forms

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