баба — meaning in English
baba
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English meaning
- babushka noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
- grandmother noun The mother of one's mother or father.
- granny noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.
- midwife noun A trained professional, usually not a doctor, who helps women give birth.
Senses
баба is used for these senses in English:
- babushka An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
- grandmother A mother of someone's parent.
- granny (colloquial) A grandmother.
- midwife (obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
babushka — full definition
- noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
- noun A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin.