באָבע

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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באָבע (bobef, plural באָבעס (bobes)

  1. granny, grandmother
    Synonyms: פֿראַלע (frale), אָמאַ (oma), גראָסמאַמאַ (grosmama), גראָסמוטער (grosmuter), גרויסמוטער (groysmuter)

Usage notes

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This is one of few Yiddish nouns to inflect, optionally becoming באָבען (boben) in the dative, and באָבעס (bobes) in the possessive.

Derived terms

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