bibi

plural bibis · alternative beebee

1. IndiaA grandmother.
2. IndiaobsoleteA European woman in British India; sometimes a married man's mistress.

   The bibis of European men were treated in the same way as upper-class Muslim women, that is, they were kept hidden from view and did not mingle socially with men.

   2010, Stephen Markel, Tushara Bindu Gude, India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, page 59

plural Bibis

1. A surname from Hindi.

1. Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu.

   This time, though, I think Bibi drove one wedge too many into the heart of Israel’s body politic.

   2023 June 6, Thomas L. Friedman, “From Tel Aviv to Riyadh”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023

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   Trump “got Bibi to hold off for the time being,” the official said. The official would not offer any other details of the call, and there was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office.

   2026 June 8, Mark Saunokonoko, “Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN