Definitions for babaˈbɑ bɑ, -bə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ba•baˈbɑ bɑ, -bə(n.)(pl.)-bas.
a small yeast cake often containing raisins, usu. served soaked in a rum syrup.
Category: Cooking
Origin of baba:
1820–30; < F < Pol: lit., old woman
Princeton's WordNet
baba(noun)
a small cake leavened with yeast
Wiktionary
baba(Noun)
A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
baba(Noun)
A grandmother.
baba(Noun)
An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
baba(Noun)
A father.
baba(Noun)
A holy man, a spiritual leader.
baba(Noun)
A baby, child.
baba(Noun)
In baby talk, often used for a variety of words beginning with b, such as bottle or blanket.
Origin: As one of the first utterances many babies are able to say, baba (like mama, papa, and dada) has come to be used in many languages as a term for various family members:
Webster Dictionary
Baba(noun)
a kind of plum cake
Translations for baba
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- babaAfrikaans

- طِفل رَضيعArabic

- бебеBulgarian

- bebêPortuguese (BR)

- nemluvněCzech

- das BabyGerman

- baby; spædbarnDanish

- βρέφος, πολύ μικρό παιδίGreek

- bebéSpanish

- beebiEstonian

- نوزاد؛ کودکFarsi

- vauvaFinnish

- petit enfantFrench

- תִּינוֹקHebrew

- बच्चा, शिशु जो अभी चल नहीं पाताHindi

- bebaCroatian

- kisbabaHungarian

- bayiIndonesian

- kornabarnIcelandic

- bambinoItalian

- 赤ん坊Japanese

- 갓난아기Korean

- kūdikisLithuanian

- mazulis; bērniņšLatvian

- bayiMalay

- babyDutch

- baby, spedbarnNorwegian

- niemowlęPolish

- کودک نوزادPersian

- د غيږي ماشوم، اپلتېPashto

- bebéPortuguese

- sugar, bebeluşRomanian

- младенецRussian

- nemluvňaSlovak

- deteSlovenian

- detenceSerbian

- bebis, spädbarnSwedish

- ทารกThai

- bebekTurkish

- 嬰兒Chinese (Trad.)

- немовляUkrainian

- چھوٹا بچہ، طفلUrdu

- trẻ sơ sinhVietnamese

- 婴儿Chinese (Simp.)

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