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bubbe.

A grandmother.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊbə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌ-/Received-Pronunciation/-bi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʊbə/General-American
  1. A grandmother.

  2. An elderly woman.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”), and then either from a Slavic language or from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”), both from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”) and ultimately imitative of a child’s babbling. Doublet of baba.

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