Definition of BABUSHKA

babushka

Meanings

Plural: babushkas, babushki

Noun

  • a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
  • An Eastern European old woman.
  • An Eastern European old woman.
  • A Russian grandmother.
  • A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
  • A Russian doll, a matryoshka.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother”), from Old East Slavic бабушка (babuška, “grandmother, midwife”). First attested in the 1830s.

Synonyms

baba, babulya

Scrabble Score: 19

babushka is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
babushka is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
babushka is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

babushka is a valid Words With Friends word