Baba "father, grandfather, wise old man, sir"; is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures.
It means father and a connotation as a respectful term.
The Middle Eastern word baba (as in Ali Baba) is rather a term of endearment, and is ultimately derived from Persian بابا (bābā, “father”) (from Old Persian pāpa; as opposed to the Arabic words أَبُو (ʾabū) and أَب (ʾab); see also Papak), and is linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, ...
Baba (n.) – baba in New York slang means a promiscuous woman or a woman who sleeps around. Ex: “She's bad news. She a baba, she has a different guy every night.”
Turkish, Swahili, Nepali, Mandarin Chinese, Zulu, Malay, Italian, Indonesian, and Arabic all have a version of the word baba.
father: used by some South Asians to show respect to an older man. used by some South Asians when talking to a friend or a child, especially a man or boy. Family: informal names.
Baba - small, rich sponge cake usually soaked in rum.
bab / baba
Verb. To defecate. [ Yorkshire/Hull/ Nottinghamshire use] Noun. Faeces.
"Baba" means "father" in many of the African languages in southern Africa, with a connotation of respect attached to a highly valued social role and age.
BABA in Bicolano means ''love''.
The origins of Baba au Rhum come from the babka - a yeast cake that can still be found in Poland and Ukraine. In fact, Baba means "grandmother", while babka means something more affectionate roughly translating to "little grandmother."' So how did a Polish cake make it to France?
Your child says “wawa” for water, “baba” for bottle because he does not yet have the skills to say “water” and “bottle” so he uses the phonological process of reduplication to simplify the word.
Italians don't use padre when speaking directly to their fathers. Instead, they use papà, babbo, or one of the related words above (like pà).
Babka relates to the Ukrainian word baba, meaning "old woman" or grandmother".
Chinese, Greek, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, and Yoruba citizens all say baba when they're talking about dad.
Baba Roots is a herbal drink popular among young people in Jamaica. The drink was founded by entrepreneur William Webb. The manufacturer sponsors events featuring dancehall music, and several deejays have promoted the drink.
grandmother: many Slavic language (such as Bulgarian, Russian and Polish), Yiddish, Japanese.
爸爸 ( bàba) means dad, or father, in Chinese.
Many Singapore Peranakans trace their origins to 15th-century Malacca, where their ancestors were thought to be Chinese traders who married local women. Peranakan men are known as baba, while the women are known as nonya (or nyonya).
In Australia and the United Kingdom, a school crossing supervisor or school crossing patrol officer is commonly known as a lollipop man or lollipop lady, because of the modified circular stop sign they carry, which resembles a large lollipop.
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas.
Gender: Girl. Meaning: Means 'born on Thursday'
Baba. "Babusia," the formal name for grandmother in Ukrainian, may be tough for little ones to pronounce. But the nickname version, "Baba," is equally charming!
In the dictionary, "baba" means drool... but I heard of this phrase "mala baba" and I think it's used more like "mala intencion".