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Pronunciation / Transliteration: baba
"할아버지는 아이들에게 자상한 분이셨다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A term of affection used for a father, grandfather, or a wise old man in various cultures.
"The village children gathered around the wise baba to listen to ancient stories." - 2
A small yeast cake saturated in rum or syrup, also known as a rum baba.
"For dessert, she ordered a traditional rum baba topped with fresh whipped cream."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is of expressive, baby-talk origin, widely found across multiple language families globally to denote a father, grandfather, or an elderly man. In Slavic and Turkic languages, it also serves as a respectful or affectionate title for older women or as part of cultural folklore.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baba" is said worldwide
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baba
Transliteration: baba
"Il a commandé un baba au rhum pour le dessert."
Baba
Transliteration: Baba
"Der Großvater wurde liebevoll Baba genannt."
babbà
Transliteration: babba
"Il babbà napoletano è un dolce delizioso."
bap
Transliteration: baba
Script: baba
"Disfrutaron de un delicioso pastel de baba."
baba
Transliteration: baba
"Ele pediu um bolo baba ao rum."
बाबा
Transliteration: baba
"बच्चا अपने बाबा के साथ खेल रहा है।"
巴巴
Transliteration: bāba
"他在甜品店里点了一个朗姆巴巴。"
바바
Transliteration: baba
"할아버지는 아이들에게 자상한 분이셨다."
ババ
Transliteration: baba
"彼はデザートにサバランを注文した。"
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