# babushka

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈbuːʃ.kə/

## Definitions
1. An Eastern European old woman.
2. An Eastern European old woman.
3. A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
4. A Russian doll, a matryoshka.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother”), from Old East Slavic бабушка (babuška, “grandmother, midwife”). First attested in the 1830s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babushka