oria ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁Illinois ▁elections ▁Pe oria <0x0A> </s> ▁B aba ▁( Pers ian : ▁ ▁" father , ▁grand father , ▁wise ▁old ▁man , ▁sir "; ) ▁is ▁an ▁honor ific ▁term , ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁origin , ▁used ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁several ▁West ▁Asian ▁and ▁South ▁Asian ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁H indu ▁and ▁S ikh ▁asc et ics ▁( s anny asis ) ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁suffix ▁or ▁prefix ▁to ▁their ▁names , ▁e . g . ▁S ai ▁B aba , ▁B aba ▁Ram dev ji , ▁etc . ▁B aba ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁title ▁accord ed ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁certain ▁order ▁of ▁S uf i ▁mon ks , ▁as ▁in ▁B aba ▁Bul le h ▁Shah ▁and ▁Re h man ▁B aba . ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁also ▁adopted ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁as ▁an ▁honor ific ▁of ▁respect ▁to ▁address ▁Chinese ▁people ▁born ▁in ▁British ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement . ▁ ▁B aba ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁familiar ▁word ▁for ▁" father " ▁in ▁many ▁languages ▁( see ▁m ama ▁and ▁papa ); ▁in ▁India ▁it ▁has ▁even ▁been ▁adapted ▁to ▁address ▁male ▁children . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B aba ▁( name ) ▁ ▁B aba ▁Ram ▁Das ▁ ▁Indian ▁honor ific s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Rel ig ious ▁honor ific s ▁Category : T urk ish ▁titles ▁Category