babá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "baba"

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baba.

Noun

babá m

1. papa

Macanese

Etymology

Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Most likely unrelated to Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”).

Noun

babá

1. boy

   Coordinate term: atâi (“Chinese boy”)

2. young boy

Derived terms

nouns

• babachai
• babanino

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bá

Etymology

Child speech.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈba/

• Rhymes: -a
• Homophone: babar (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: ba‧bá

Noun

babá f (plural babás)

1. (Brazil) nanny; babysitter (child’s nurse)

   Synonyms: ama-seca, baby-sitter

Further reading

• “babá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “babá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026