babushka
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /bəˈbuːʃ.kə/
Noun

babushka (plural babushkas)

  1. An old woman.
    1. A stereotypical Eastern European peasant grandmother type figure
  2. A woman’s headscarf, tied under the chin.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 78:
      The crowd falls silent, momentarily stunned, while a heavyset woman in a babushka pushes her way through, broadcasting the news […].
  3. Russian doll, matryoshka
Translations
  • Russian: ба́бушка
  • Spanish: anciana, viejita, viejecita, vieja, señora mayor, mujer vieja
Translations
  • Russian: плато́к



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