באָבע־מעשׂה

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Yiddish

Etymology

From בָּבָא־מעשׂה (bovo-mayse), the popular name of the Bovo-Bukh, by assimilation of the foreign proper name בָּבָא (bovo) to Yiddish באָבע (bobe, grandmother).

Pronunciation

Noun

באָבע־מעשׂה (bobe-maysef, plural באָבע־מעשׂיות (bobe-mayses)

  1. old wives' tale (rumour, myth or superstition)

Descendants

  • English: bubbe-meise