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)

1. 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”)