单词 | bapu |
释义 | bapun. Indian English. One's father; a father.Often as a familiar form of address.Also used as an affectionate name for the Indian leader M. K. Gandhi (1869–1948), due to his honorific status as ‘Father of the Nation’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] fatherOE sirec1250 authora1398 flesh-fathera1400 genitor1447 daddy1523 dad1533 bab1598 patera1600 dada1672 relieving officer1677 papa1681 pappy1722 baba1771 pa1773 governor1783 paw1826 fatherkin1839 pop1840 bap1842 pap1844 da1851 baba1862 puppa1885 pops1893 poppa1897 pot and pan1900 papasana1904 daddy-o1913 bapu1930 baby-father1932 abba1955 birth father1977 1930 Times of India 13 Mar. 14/1 Mr. Gandhi's Reply to the Viceroy... Bapu addressed a meeting of ten thousand people and gave them his final message. 1976 Times of India 10 Sept. 2/1 We wish our dear Bapu on his 75th Birthday a long life blessed with best health, happiness and peace. 1990 K. Singh Delhi viii. 123 ‘What have we poor untouchables to do with kings!’ I remember my Bapu saying. 2002 T. D. Hidier Born Confused xxviii. 271 Dimple, didn't you know your father was quite the sought-after bachelor back in India? I bet you never imagined that about your bapu! 2010 Independent (Nexis) 29 May (Obituaries section) 44 Dube would attend prayer meetings at Gandhi's ashram and the man she called ‘Bapu’ would go on to have a profound impact on her spiritual, political and professional life. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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