transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈbüsh-kə, -ˈbu̇sh-, ba- ]
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 1a
]