BABA

baba

(noun) a small cake leavened with yeast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

baba (plural babas)

A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

(esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.

An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.

(esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.

(Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.

(India, dated) A baby, child.

In baby talk, often used for a variety of words beginning with b, such as bottle or blanket.

Anagrams

• AABB, Abba, abab, abba

Source: Wiktionary


Ba"ba, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A kind of plum cake.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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