Question by Jon T: Can you give me the correct meaning and/or the correct ethnic spelling of the words Babushka and Bublichka?
I believe the words are of Eastern European origin, possibly slovak, czech or polish.
Thanks! : )
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Answer by SarahLiz82678
Babushka (Russian: ба́бушка IPA [ˈbabuʂkə] listen (help·info)) is a Russian word meaning “grandmother” and/or “old lady.” In English language the term may have the following meanings.
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Llaunda Willingham says
didn’t Natasha call Boris this in Bullwinkle cartoons ?
cat17 says
Babushka is russian for old lady or grandma but somehow in the west it means one those kerchiefs that you see old russian ladies wear. the other word i dont know
lolah21_03 says
BABUSHKA
1. a : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head
b : a head covering (as a scarf) resembling a babushka
2. an elderly Russian woman