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Yorùbá Dictionary
òbí noun
Definitions
  1. parent plural-normally
Etymology
From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bí (“to give birth to”), literally “That who gives birth”.
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefixbíto give birth to
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1, where this word is spelled “obi”. Reference: en-obi-yo-noun-5HEllos7