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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

babu.

grandfather (from either side)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. grandfather (from either side)

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  2. ancestor, forebear

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noun

  1. chapter

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian bābumbor. Aramaic בָּבָאbor. Arabic بَاب (bāb)bor. Swahili babu Borrowed from Arabic بَاب (bāb).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.