באָבע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

באַבע‎ (babe), בובע‎ (bube)

Etymology

Either inherited from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”) or independently borrowed from a Slavic language. In both cases eventually from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔbə/

Noun

באָבע • (bobe) f, plural באָבעס‎ (bobes)

granny, grandmother

Derived terms

אור־באָבע‎ f (ur-bobe), עלטער־באָבע‎ f (elter-bobe, “great-grandmother”)
באָבע־מעשׂה‎ f (bobe-mayse, “tall story, fairy tale”)

Related terms

באָבעשי‎ f (bobeshi, “granny”)

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