ˈbäbəshkə, -ˌkä, in sense 2 usually bəˈbu̇shkə or bä sometimes -ˈbü- noun
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Etymology: Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman; akin to Polish baba grandmother, old woman, Lithuanian bóba old woman, Latvian bāba
1. : grandmother , granny
2.
a. : a usually triangular or triangularly folded kerchief worn over the head and usually tied under the chin
b. : a head covering resembling a babushka
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