babushka

[ buh-boosh-kuh, -boosh- ]

/ bəˈbʊʃ kə, -ˈbuʃ- /

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noun

a woman's scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin.

an elderly Russian woman, especially an elderly grandmother.

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Origin of babushka

1935–40; <Russian bábushka grandmother, equivalent to báb(a) old woman + -ushka diminutive suffix

Words nearby babushka

Babs, Babson, babu, babul, Babur, babushka, Babuyan Islands, baby, baby beef, Baby Bell, baby blue

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How to use babushka in a sentence

He referred to this risky state of affairs as “the babushka-with-uranium-in-the-chicken-shed” problem.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda|Center for Public Integrity|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alexandra Ivanovna shuddered, and asked: "Babushka, at whom are you cawing?"
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub
She's called Matushkin, because my babushka is no babushka to her, but is her matushka.
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub
She moved closer to the old woman, and said affably: "Babushka Stepanida, there is something I have been wanting to ask you."
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub

There sat the babushka Stepanida, a black figure in her black shawl, gaunt and shrivelled.
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub
Ask the babushka's forgiveness,” he said, “and don't you ever do it again; I saw you take the apple.
Where Love Is There God Is Also|Lyof N. Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for babushka

babushka

/ (bəˈbuːʃkə) /

noun

a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women

(in Russia) an old woman

Word Origin for babushka

Russian: grandmother, from baba old woman

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