Babushka Definition
bə-bo͝oshkə
babushkas
noun
A woman's headscarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin.
American Heritage
An old Russian woman or grandmother.
Webster's New World
A kerchief or scarf worn on the head by a woman or girl and tied under the chin.
Webster's New World
An old woman.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Babushka
Noun
Singular:
babushka
Plural:
babushkasOrigin of Babushka
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From Russian ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother, granny”), diminutive of ба́ба (bába, “old woman”).
From Wiktionary
Russian grandmother diminutive of baba old woman
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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