"Babu" (or "baboo") is defined in the Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary as "1. A Hindu gentleman: a polite term of address, equivalent to sir or Mr. 2. In India, a native merchant or clerk who can write English. 3. A native of India with a smattering of English education: a derogatory term. . . . babuism." Naar Babuism , Hayakawa, contents  , Algemene semantiek lijst  , Algemene semantiek overzicht  , of site home .