באָבע

Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

באַבע (babe), בובע (bube)

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔbə/

Noun edit

באָבע • (bobe) f, plural באָבעס (bobes)

granny, grandmother

Derived terms edit

אור־באָבע f (ur-bobe), עלטער־באָבע f (elter-bobe, “great-grandmother”)
באָבע־מעשׂה f (bobe-mayse, “tall story, fairy tale”)

Related terms edit

באָבעשי f (bobeshi, “granny”)