BABUSHKA


Meaning of BABUSHKA in English

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

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babushka 1a

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