bubbe

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʊbə/, /ˈbʌ-/, /-bi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊbə/, /ˈbʌ-/, /ˈbɔ-/, /-bi/ Rhymes: -ʊbə, -ʊbi, -ʌbi, -ɔːbə, -ɔːbi Hyphenation: bub‧be === Noun === bubbe (plural bubbes) (chiefly in Jewish contexts) A grandmother. An elderly woman. ==== Alternative forms ==== bobbe, bobeh, bubbeh, bubbie, bubby, bubah, bube ==== Coordinate terms ==== zayde ==== Related terms ==== bubbe meise babushka (possibly cognate) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === grandparent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Sidamo == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbubːe/ Hyphenation: bub‧be === Noun === bubbe f wind ==== Declension ==== === References === Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81 Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “bubbe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department