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  2. Father (honorific) - Wikipedia

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    Bwana ("our father"), from Swahili, meaning an important person or safari leader; Abu in Kunya (Arabic), used as epithet for "father of X" Baba, mark of respect in: Indian honorific Hindu and Sikh; Baba (honorific) in Persian language; In Malaysia as an honorific of respect to address Chinese people born in the British Straits Settlements

  3. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3]

  4. Baba (honorific) - Wikipedia

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    Baba ("father, grandfather, wise old man, sir") [1] is an Arabic honorific term, [2] used in several West Asian, South Asian, Southeast European and African cultures.. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics and Sikh gurus, as a suffix or prefix to their names, e.g. Sai Baba of Shirdi, Baba Ramdev, etc. [1] [3]

  5. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.

  6. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...

  7. Ecclesiastical titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Seminarians: "Brother" and "Brother Seminarian" are the most common titles; the appellations "Father Seminarian" and "Father Student" are used only by rural Greek- and Arabic-speaking laity. Tonsured persons without a title: "Brother".

  8. English honorifics - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.

  9. Chowdhury - Wikipedia

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    Chowdhury (also: Choudhuri, Chaudhuri, Choudhury, Chaudhri, Chaudhary) is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is an adaption from Sanskrit.