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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Weird Word Wednesday

Babushka

ba·bush·ka

noun \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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Examples of BABUSHKA

1. <an elderly Russian woman with a babushka>

Illustration of BABUSHKA

Origin of BABUSHKA

Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman

First Known Use: 1938

 

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