English Explanatory Dictionary

babushka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Eastern European old woman.
  2. A Russian grandmother.
  3. A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
  4. A Russian doll, a matryoshka.

Pronunciation

/bəˈbuːʃ.kə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-babushka.wav

Word forms

babushka babushkas babushki babooshka baboushka

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother”), from Old East Slavic бабушка (babuška, “grandmother, midwife”). First attested in the 1830s.

Synonyms

baba babulya

Related words

babusya babcia bubbe

Derived words

babushka doll babushkaed

Translations

Afrikaans: baboesjka Afrikaans: oumatjie Bulgarian: баба Chinese Mandarin: 老婆婆 Esperanto: maljunulino Esperanto: oldulino Esperanto: maljuna virino Estonian: vanaeit Russian: ба́бушка Russian: стару́ха Russian: стару́шка Spanish: anciana Spanish: viejita Spanish: viejecita Spanish: vieja Spanish: señora mayor Spanish: mujer vieja
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