bubbe
Pronunciation: /ˈbʊbə/
The English word “bubbe” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A grandmother.
- An elderly woman.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”), and then either from a Slavic language or from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”), both from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”) and ultimately imitative of a child’s babbling. Doublet of baba.
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