bachchan.

Brit.

/ˈbatʃɑː/, U.S.

/ˈbɑtʃɑ/

Forms: 1800s–1900s bacha, 1800s–1900s butcha, 1800s– bachcha, 1800s– bucha, 1900s– baccha, 1900s– buchcha.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu bačča; Persian bačča.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu bačča, baččā child, calf, and its etymon (ii) Persian bačča child, cub (Middle Persian waččag child, cub, ultimately < an Iranian base with the sense ‘so much’, (and hence) ‘so small’, ‘so great’).

Indian English.

A child. Also: a young animal.

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1830 R. Cathcart in Mem. & Corr. (1839) 84 I..sent..a verbal message to send the ‘Bachcha’ [to the doctor].

1873 Oriental Sporting Mag. June 276 We then came to a very heavy belt of jungle and out of it ran a rhino and butcha. We unfortunately killed both, the butcha by accident.

1900 North-China Herald 7 Mar. 419/2 We do not want his bachchas to remind us That we sent 'em to the poorhouse, 'cos you all forgot to give!

1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses (1998) 333 Bachchas are making rude rhymes about you now.

1996 T. N. Murari Steps from Paradise 430 A young bacha came with him years ago. He's grown a lot.

2016 Times of India (Nexis) 23 Dec. We bring you some TV actors who are having a time of their life with their bachchas!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bachcha
释义	bachchan. Brit. /ˈbatʃɑː/, U.S. /ˈbɑtʃɑ/ Forms: 1800s–1900s bacha, 1800s–1900s butcha, 1800s– bachcha, 1800s– bucha, 1900s– baccha, 1900s– buchcha. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu bačča; Persian bačča. Etymology: < (i) Urdu bačča, baččā child, calf, and its etymon (ii) Persian bačča child, cub (Middle Persian waččag child, cub, ultimately < an Iranian base with the sense ‘so much’, (and hence) ‘so small’, ‘so great’). Indian English. A child. Also: a young animal. ΚΠ 1830 R. Cathcart in Mem. & Corr. (1839) 84 I..sent..a verbal message to send the ‘Bachcha’ [to the doctor]. 1873 Oriental Sporting Mag. June 276 We then came to a very heavy belt of jungle and out of it ran a rhino and butcha. We unfortunately killed both, the butcha by accident. 1900 North-China Herald 7 Mar. 419/2 We do not want his bachchas to remind us That we sent 'em to the poorhouse, 'cos you all forgot to give! 1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses (1998) 333 Bachchas are making rude rhymes about you now. 1996 T. N. Murari Steps from Paradise 430 A young bacha came with him years ago. He's grown a lot. 2016 Times of India (Nexis) 23 Dec. We bring you some TV actors who are having a time of their life with their bachchas! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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