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Yiddish
Etymology
Either inherited from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”) or independently borrowed from a Slavic language. In both cases eventually from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
באָבע • (bobe) f, plural באָבעס (bobes)
- granny, grandmother
- Synonyms: פֿראַלע (frale), אָמאַ (oma), גראָסמאַמאַ (grosmama), גראָסמוטער (grosmuter), גרויסמוטער (groysmuter)
Usage notes
This is one of few Yiddish nouns to inflect, optionally becoming באָבען (boben) in the dative, and באָבעס (bobes) in the possessive.
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