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babushka
n. bandana or kerchief folded and tied around the head; grandmother, old woman (Russian)


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Babushka
Babushka ( IPA  ) is a Russian word meaning "grandmother," "mother-in-law" or more generally (but quite informally) "old lady." In the English language the term may have the following meanings:A type of headscarf tied under the chin. "Babushka" is never used in Russia to mean "headscarf"; that is simply платок (platok). Babushka ladyBabushka was also nickname for Russian revolutionary Catherine BreshkovskyBabushka dollBabushka Adoption Foundation"Babooshka", a song by British pop star Kate Bush
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babushka
Noun
1. a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
(hypernym) headscarf


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babushka (f)
n. babushka, bandana or kerchief folded and tied around the head; grandmother

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babushka
n. babushka, bandana or kerchief folded and tied around the head; grandmother, old woman (Russian)

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