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baba

//ˈba.ba/ | /ˈba.ba/ | /ˈba.ba//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    village woman (woman from the village)
  2. 2.
    village seller (woman who sells things from the village)
  3. 3.
    babka (type of cake)
  4. 4.
    ram (hydraulic hammer)
  5. 5.
    female mourner, griever (woman who cries over someone's death at a funeral)
  6. 6.
    whipping block
  7. 7.
    common pear, (Pyrus communis)
  8. 8.
    cannon; gun
  9. 9.
    queen
  10. 10.
    quack; herbalist (woman who heals with herbs, especially incompetently)
  11. 11.
    colloquialderogatorywoman, crone, hag (female person)
  12. 12.
    colloquialdialectalwife, girlfriend (female romantic partner)
  13. 13.
    childishgrandmother
  14. 14.
    derogatorypansy, big girl's blouse (male of weak or cowardly character)
  15. 15.
    obsoletewitch; spellcaster
  16. 16.
    obsoletefemale beggar (woman who begs)
  17. 17.
    obsoletemidwife
  18. 18.
    dialectalobsoletelarge sheaf of strangely decorated grain tied at the end of a harvest
  19. 19.
    dialectalobsoletethick, round part attached to a screw next to a stool of a spinning wheel
  20. 20.
    dialectalobsoletebunch of rags placed on a stick to block the lower outlet of a chimney above a fireplace
  21. 21.
    obsoletewooden block carved in the shape of a human head given to new rafters to kiss by rafters who are helping the new rafters with the rafting for the first time
  22. 22.
    obsoletenarrow barrel with a pole through it, used for winding a seine line while fishing
  23. 23.
    obsoletestarting peg (peg that starts a game of croquet)
  24. 24.
    obsoleteoak block with a handle used for tamping when laying stones, spreading gravel on road surfaces, etc.
  25. 25.
    obsoleteleather pillow for applying paint in manual printing of canvases
  26. 26.
    obsoletefemale hireling; female worker
  27. 27.
    obsoletefemale pimp
  28. 28.
    obsoletesnowwoman
  29. 29.
    obsoletebogie (booger)
  30. 30.
    obsoletebundle of hay used as a blockade for dangerous passages
  31. 31.
    obsoleterag on a stick or pole for sweeping
  32. 32.
    obsoletewooden mold for ironing clothes
  33. 33.
    obsoleteboathook
  34. 34.
    obsoleteknot on a mast twist that raftsmen can't undo
  35. 35.
    obsoleteEurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
  36. 36.
    obsoletetype of wild duck
  37. 37.
    obsoleteleather ball
  38. 38.
    obsoletepelican (seabird of the family Pelecanidae)
  39. 39.
    obsoleteany of various freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus
  40. 40.
    obsoletetuna (fish of the genus Thunnus)
  41. 41.
    baba (holy man, a spiritual leader)
  42. 42.
    stone figure used in cult or spiritual functions
  43. 43.
    jail; dungeon

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish baba.

Forms

  • babkadiminutive
  • babciadiminutive
  • babskoaugmentative
  • babiskoaugmentative
Nominative
Singular
baba
Plural
baby, babowie
Genitive
Singular
baby
Plural
bab, babów
Dative
Singular
babie
Plural
babom
Accusative
Singular
babę
Plural
baby, babów
Instrumental
Singular
babą
Plural
babami
Locative
Singular
babie
Plural
babach
Vocative
Singular
babo
Plural
baby, babowie

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