babushka
noun/bəˈbʊʃkə/, /ˈbæbʊʃkə/
/bəˈbʊʃkə/, /ˈbæbʊʃkə/
(from Russian)- a Russian old woman or grandmother
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- (North American English) a traditional Russian woman’s headscarf, tied under the chin
Word OriginRussian, ‘grandmother’.
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