n.
A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin.
[Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba, old woman.]
babushka
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ba·bush·ka (bə-bʊsh'kə) 
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n.
A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
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Babushka, babooshka, babouchka or baboushka may refer to:[1]
- A type of headscarf tied under the chin
- Babushka lady
- Babushka, an alias of Russian revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky
- Babushka doll, a synonym to Matryoshka doll
- Babushka Adoption Foundation
- Babooshka (song), a song by Kate Bush
Notes
- ^ "Babushka" (Russian: ба́бушка, pronounced [ˈbabuʂkə] (
listen)) is Russian for "grandmother", "old woman."
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Mentioned in
- Catherine Breshkovsky (Russian politician)
- Sandra Ann Horn (children's author/illustrator)
- Alive in an Ultra World (2001 Album by Steve Vai)
- Babushka Adoption Foundation
