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babushka
noun ba·bush·ka \bə-ˈbüsh-kə, -ˈbu̇sh-, ba-\
Definition of BABUSHKA
1
a : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head b : a head covering (as a scarf) resembling a babushka
2
: an elderly Russian woman
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Origin of BABUSHKA
Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman
First Known Use: 1938
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