стару́шка — meaning in English

English meaning

• babushka noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.

Senses

стару́шка is used for these senses in English:

• babushka An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
• 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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