באָבע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• באַבע (babe), בובע (bube)

Etymology

From a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).

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”)