1often as nameA polite form of address for a woman.
女士；夫人（对妇女的敬称）
Example sentencesExamples
Sold at an open auction by the panchayat in a town of Madhya Pradesh a few years ago, Devaki bai had nothing but bad memories of the past.
Jhalkari Bai's resemblance to the legendary queen Laxmi Bai of Jhansi earned her a place in history books.
I had hoped to compose for Lata bai for a long time.
I went to meet Bhanwri bai and she narrated the whole story to me.
Rani Laxmi Bai has been given a place amongst the greatest women in the history of the world and is an illustrious figure in Indian history.
2A maid.
女仆
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I derive strength from everyday women, like my bai or my cook,’ she says excitedly.
The less privileged instinctively know this and that's why even your bai will somehow scrimp and scrounge but prefer to send her child to an ‘English medium’ school.
As the bai smilingly paid her two coins, she stood her ground.
The bai doesn't want that sequinned spaghetti you're bored of, or the barely used baby cot.
Then the daily bai Rosita will also come to help you.