Parts of speech
Nouns |
бабуся, gen. бабусі - grandmother, granny |
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баба - grandmother, also old woman (see below) бабка, бабця, бабуня - granny (diminutives) |
Adjectives |
бабусин, бабусина, бабусине - grandmother's, granny's, relating or pertaining to grandmother or granny |
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бабин, бабина, бабине - grandmother's, relating or pertaining to grandmother |
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Additional information
1. баба may be used to denote an old woman; also as a derogatory term for a woman - as with many terms of ancient origin, political or social correctness is not an issue here!
2. баба / бабка have around a dozen different meanings in Ukrainian - just a few of the more useful ones are listed here.
3. For those with an interest in folk culture: баба was also the name given to a village midwife, giving rise to the verb бабити (now archaic), meaning to deliver babies.
Related words
прабаба, прабабка - great grandmother
бабій, бабич - womaniser
бабинець - traditionally, a place in church designated for women
баба, бабка - traditional Easter bread
бабка - dragonfly