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баба

/[ˈbabɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    grandmother, grandma, granny, gran
  2. 2.
    old woman, goody, granny
  3. 3.
    mother-in-law (one’s wife’s mother)
  4. 4.
    midwife, wise woman
  5. 5.
    wise woman, sorceress, witch
  6. 6.
    woman, weakling, milksop, mollycoddle, molly, old maid
  7. 7.
    monkey

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baba.

Forms

  • ба́баcanonical • feminine
  • bábaromanization
  • ба́баindefinite • singular
  • ба́биindefinite • plural
  • ба́батаdefinite • singular
  • ба́битеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
ба́бо
Plural
ба́би
Dative
Singular
ба́би
Plural
-

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