Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bebe/ ਬ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਬੇਬੇ bebe Say it**BAY-bay, both syllables short and even**Type**Noun** In short Bebe (ਬੇਬੇ) is the Punjabi word for mother: the warm, respectful word most children use for their mum at home, carrying the standing of the senior woman of the house. It is heard most often in the pair bebe bapu, mother and father, which together means parents. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੇਰੀ ਬੇਬੇ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਜਲਦੀ ਉੱਠਦੀ ਹੈ੤My bebe gets up early in the morning. _bebe at home_ 2. 2ਬੇਬੇ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ੤Everyone loves the roti made by bebe's own hands. _bebe's cooking_ 3. 3ਬੇਬੇ ਬਾਪੂ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ੤Bebe and bapu live in the village. _the pair bebe bapu_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਬੇਬੇ ਨੇ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਪੁਰਾਣੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਈਆਂ੤Bebe told us the old stories. _stories from bebe_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਬੇਬੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਭਰਿਆ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ੤ ਬੱਚੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਬੇ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਬੇ ਜੀ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਬੁਲਾਉੰਦੇ ਹਨ੤ ਬੇਬੇ ਬਾਪੂ ਕਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਤਾ, ਯਾਨੀ ਮਾਪੇ੤ ਬੇਬੇ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਔਰਤ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੰਨੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ੤ What does bebe mean in Punjabi? Bebe (ਬੇਬੇ), pronounced bay-bay, is the warm and respectful Punjabi word for mother, the word most children use for their mum at home. It is heard most often in the pair bebe bapu, mother and father, which together simply means parents. ## Meaning Punjabi has several words for mother, and each carries a different tone. Maan is the plain everyday word for mother, and mata is the formal word used in writing and careful speech. Many younger children today say mammi, borrowed through modern speech. Bebe is the older household word, and it carries the weight of age and respect with it: a bebe is not just a mother, she is the senior woman of the house, the one whose word settles things at home. ## What does bebe bapu mean? Bebe bapu means mother and father, parents. The pair is one of the most loved phrases in Punjabi family life, used when speaking of parents together, thanking them, or asking their blessing. It turns up in greetings, in family messages, and again and again in Punjabi songs about parents: one recent song is titled simply Bebe Bapu, and its translators explain the title as Mother and Father, a dedication to the love and support parents give. ## Is bebe only used for your own mother? No. In everyday Punjabi usage, bebe is also a respectful way to address an older woman, including a grandmother, even when she is not your own mother. Adding ji, as in bebe ji, makes the address more respectful still. The one thing bebe never is, in Punjabi, is a word for a baby or a sweetheart: those senses belong to other languages, not to this household word. ## Related words [ਬਾਪੂbapufather, dad: the warm, respectful household word](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bapu/)[ਮਾਪੇmaapeParents; mother and father together](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/maape/)[ਦਾਦੀdadiFather's mother; paternal grandmother](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dadi/) Sources (2) 1. [Bebe Bapu Lyrics English Translation, Harsh Likhari | iLyricsTranslation](https://ilyricstranslation.com/bebe-bapu-lyrics-english-translation-harsh-likhari/) 2. [Translate bebe bapu in Panjabi with contextual examples | MyMemory](https://mymemory.translated.net/en/English/Panjabi/bebe-bapu) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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