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