BABUSHKA


Meaning of BABUSHKA in English

/beuh boosh"keuh, -boohsh"-/ , n.

1. a woman's scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin.

2. an elderly Russian woman, esp. an elderly grandmother.

[ 1935-40; bábushka grandmother, equiv. to báb ( a ) old woman + -ushka dim. suffix ]

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