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baba — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • baba noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
  • crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
  • grandmother noun The mother of one's mother or father.
  • granny noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.
  • hag noun An ugly or frightening old woman, especially one associated with witchcraft in folklore.
  • pansy noun A small cultivated garden flower with broad, often multicoloured petals.
  • woman noun An adult female human.

Senses

baba is used for these senses in English:

  • grandmother A mother of someone's parent.
  • granny (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
  • hag (pejorative) An ugly old woman.
  • old lady (slang, US) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.
  • old woman (literally) An elderly woman.
  • pansy (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
  • woman A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

baba — full definition

  1. noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
  2. noun In various cultures, an informal word for a father, grandmother, or other family elder.
  3. noun A respected spiritual teacher or holy man, especially in South Asian traditions.

crone — full definition

  1. noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
  2. noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.

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