"babu" meaning in English

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        "3": "बाबू"
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  "etymology_text": "From several Indian languages like Malayalam (ബാബു), Telugu (బాబు), Hindi बाबू (bābū).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "babus",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1989, Amitav Ghosh, Shadow Lines",
          "text": "I could see Kana-babu’s sweet-shop at the end of their lane with absolute clarity.",
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        "A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man"
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        "(India) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man"
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        {
          "ref": "1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 57",
          "text": "The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 116",
          "text": "From the prevailing colonial perspective, the English of the babus was error-ridden and characterised by over-elaborate ornateness, and for these ‘transgressions’ it became the butt of native-speaker ridicule.",
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        "(Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official."
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        "(India) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːbuː/"
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        "Southern-England"
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      "word": "baboo"
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        "A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man"
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        [
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          "text": "The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window",
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        "India"
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