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Baba3, n. (and a.)|ˈbaba|
[Malay.]
A term used in Malaysia for a Straits-born person of Chinese descent. Also attrib. or as adj.
1858Jrnl. Indian Archipelago 137 The children of Chinese by Malays..that follow their father's [name] are termed Babas. 1898A. B. Rathbone Camping & Tramping in Malaya ii. 26 The Malacca Babas..are Malacca-born Chinamen. 1933L. Ainsworth Confessions Planter in Malaya ii. 35 The man who had addressed me was what is known as a ‘Ba-ba’, the name given to a Straits-born Chinaman, who is usually educated in a school in the Straits Settlements and speaks English quite fluently. 1964Catal. National Mus. Kuala Lumpur 3/2 A section of the gallery is given over to the Malacca Baba House—a traditional Chinese House, complete with furnishings of the bridal chamber, which was transported from Malacca and re-erected in the museum. 1964L. A. P. Gosling in Bastin & Roolvink Malayan & Indonesian Stud. xi. 203 A limited field investigation was carried out among the surviving Baba rural communities in the Trengganu Valley. 1981Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 30 Aug. 39/1 Terry, a Baba (local term for Singaporeans who can trace their origins back to the Straits Chinese settlers) has had a long association with Nonya food. |