noun
Meaning 1
A grandmother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bubbe
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊbə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌ-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-bi/
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General-American: /ˈbʊbə/
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General-American: /ˈbʌ-/
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General-American: /ˈbɔ-/
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General-American: /-bi/
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General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ʊbə
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rhymes with -ʊbi
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rhymes with -ʌbi
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rhymes with -ɔːbə
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rhymes with -ɔːbi
noun
Meaning 2
An elderly woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”), and then either from a Slavic language or from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”), both from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”) and ultimately imitative of a child’s babbling. Doublet of baba.