Meaning of baba | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male Peranakan (mostly found in Malacca, who speak Baba Malay, and historically descend from colonial Straits-born Chinese)
2. father (male parent)
3. A colonial Straits-born European, Eurasian, or Chinese man (as opposed to immigrant Chinese or European males)
4. A male descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)
5. Respectful term of address for a Portuguese gentleman
   archaic

CEFR level