Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In Egyptian mythology, Babu is an alternate spelling for Beb, which see for more details. In British India, Babu came to mean a native Indian clerk. The word was used as a term of respect attached to a proper name, like "Master" or "Mr." and Babuji was used in many parts of India meaning "Sir." But later Babu, without the suffix, was generally used contemptuously as signifying a semi-literate native, with a mere veneer of modern education. In the early 20th century the term Babu was frequently used to refer to bureaucrats and other government officials, especially by the Indian media. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.