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noun. 1(in Poland and Russia) an old woman or grandmother.
A Russian word meaning grandmother, formerly denoting an old woman or a type of headscarf.
Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman.
POLISH FOR GRANDMOTHER
Babcia, Busha, Busia, Oma, Nana or Babushka.
Poland: Babcia, Babciu, Babunia, Babula, and Babusia are all variations of Polish names for grandmother.
Some Russian grandchildren call their grandmothers Baba. A related pet name is babulya. The word babushka has two other meanings. A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin is called a babushka.
Babushka means grandmother in Russian and tells the story of an old woman who met the three wise men. However, most people in Russia have never heard of the story.
Dedushka – This is Russian – the masculine equivalent of Babushka.
Babushka definition
An old Russian woman or grandmother.
Ukrainians call them the babushkas, the Russian word for grandmothers, regardless of whether they have grandchildren. Many dedushkas, or grandfathers, are also staunchly pro-Russian, but the babushkas are considered particularly impressive.
Polish grandmother: babcia, babunia, baba, babka…. Which of these words is correct? Well, every one of them.
Polish grandmother: Oma, Busia, Buzia, Busza, Babushia, Babushia, Granunia, Bubi, Mamie, Baba, Grandma, Buba, Busha, Booboo.
Translation of papa – English–Polish dictionary
papa. old-fashioned. /pəˈpɑː/ us. another word for father.
Courtesy of Lisa Beck. Another popular subset of unique names are those derived from the (mostly) grandmother’s first name. So Gabby McCree is Gigi. “It’s an abbreviation of ‘Grandma Gabby’ and also my initials growing up,” she says.
It’s pronounced “jah-deck”. Dziadziu, sometimes spelled dziadzio, is used when speaking to grandfather. It’s pronounced “jah-goo”. Variations include Dziedzko and Dziadzi. Occasionally a grandfather is named Jaja, but like the grandmother’s name Baba, the term has negative connotations.
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