баба

Bulgarian

noun
Definitions
  • grandmother, grandma, granny, gran
  • old woman, goody, granny
  • mother-in-law (one’s wife’s mother)
  • midwife, wise woman
  • wise woman, sorceress, witch
  • woman, weakling, milksop, mollycoddle, molly, old maid
  • monkey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba (old woman).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*baba

Gloss

old woman

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

婆

Emoji

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