n.
Pronunciation: b ə - ' büsh-k ə , - ' bu ̇ sh-, ba-
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman
Date: 1938
1 a : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head b : a head covering (as a scarf) resembling a babushka
2 : an elderly Russian woman
babushka