A Hindi word meaning young boy or child; also the name of the bear character in Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book.'
From Hindi 'bālu' (बालु), a common term for a child or young person. The word entered English consciousness primarily through Kipling's 1894 novel 'The Jungle Book,' where Baloo the bear became famous worldwide.
Baloo the bear is actually named with a Hindi word for 'boy'—Kipling borrowed Indian language directly into English literature, making this Hindi word recognizable to millions of English speakers who've never studied Hindi!
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