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ба́бушка — meaning in English

babushka

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English meaning

  • babushka noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
  • grandma noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.
  • grandmother noun The mother of one's mother or father.
  • grandparent noun The parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.
  • granny noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.

Senses

ба́бушка is used for these senses in English:

  • babushka An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
  • grandma (informal) Grandmother.
  • grandmother A mother of someone's parent.
  • grandparent The parent of someone's parent.
  • granny (colloquial) A grandmother.
  • granny (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
  • old lady (literal, informal) An elderly woman.
  • old woman (literally) An elderly woman.

babushka — full definition

  1. noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
  2. noun A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin.

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