baboe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːbu/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧boe

Etymology 1

From Malay babu, from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ (babu, “female servant”, literally “mother”), from Old Javanese babu (“mother; older servant”) (cf. wawuh (“familiar, acquainted”)). Compare Portuguese babo.

Noun

baboe f (plural baboes, diminutive baboetje n)

1. (Netherlands) a female babysitter, usually of Indonesian descent

Derived terms

• zeebaboe

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Hindi बाबू (bābū). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

baboe ? (plural baboes, diminutive baboetje n)

1. babu

Old French

Alternative forms

• baboue
• babou
• babau
• baboye
• babaye

Etymology

From the imitative root *bab-, similar to English bah!.

Noun

baboe f

1. moue, grimace
2. bogeyman
3. fable, bagatelle

Derived terms

Derived terms

• babouniere
• baboyer
• babuse