Babulya

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Eastern European (especially Russian) grandmother. endearing

    "When Channing was a toddler, living outside Moscow, her babulya had sewn fresh pine shavings into scraps of army canvas, and placed them underneath the child’s pillow."

Synonyms

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babababushka

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"When Channing was a toddler, living outside Moscow, her babulya had sewn fresh pine shavings into scraps of army canvas, and placed them underneath the child’s pillow."

Etymology

From Russian бабу́ля (babúlja).

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