bebee
An Anglo-Indian term from Urdu/Hindi 'bibi' (lady, wife, mistress), used in colonial India to refer to a woman of rank or to a European man's Indian companion or common-law wife.
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An Anglo-Indian term from Urdu/Hindi 'bibi' (lady, wife, mistress), used in colonial India to refer to a woman of rank or to a European man's Indian companion or common-law wife. The relationship known as 'bibighar' (women's quarters) was common among East India Company employees before the arrival of large numbers of British women in the 19th century.
The factor kept a bebee in his household for twenty years before returning to England and marrying an Englishwoman.
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(India, obsolete) A woman or wife.
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