Baba and similar words may refer to:

• Bàba or Father, a Chinese film
• Baba (2002 film), a 2002 Tamil film
• Bába (2008 film), a 2008 short Czech film

Father is a 2000 Chinese film directed by the writer Wang Shuo. To date, it is Wang's first and only directorial effort. The film is based on Wang's own novel, Wo Shi Ni Baba (English: I Am Your Father). Despite being partially backed by the state-run Beijing Film Studio, Father suffered from years of bureaucratic red tape. Made in 1996, the film was not screened until 2000, when it surreptitiously premiered at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival.

João Batista Oliveira de Araujo (known as Babá) is a Brazilian politician. He is a former member of the Workers' Party (PT), and a founding member of the Socialism and Freedom Party (P-SOL).

A rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in liquor, usually rum, and sometimes filled with whipped cream or pastry cream. It is most typically made in individual servings (about a 2" tall slightly tapered cylinder) but sometimes can be made in larger forms similar to those used for Bundt cakes.