βαβά

See also: βάβα and Appendix:Variations of "baba"

Greek

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *baba. Compare Old Church Slavonic баба (baba).

Alternative forms

• (grandmother) βάβα (váva), βάβω (vávo)

Noun

βαβά • (vavá) f (uncountable)

1. grandma, granny

   Synonym: γιαγιά (giagiá)

2. nanny, nurse

   Synonym: παραμάνα (paramána)

Declension

Declension of βαβά

	singular
nominative	βαβά (vavá)
genitive	βαβάς (vavás)
accusative	βαβά (vavá)
vocative	βαβά (vavá)

Descendants

• → Ladino: vava, bava

Further reading

• “βαβά”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language

Etymology 2

Noun

βαβά • (vavá) f (indeclinable)

1. (childish) booboo (wound, injury)