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babushka

ba·bush·ka [ bə-ˈbüsh-kə]

babushka

noun

[bə-ˈbüsh-kə]

Definition of babushka

1a : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head

b : a head covering (such as a scarf) resembling a babushka

2a : grandmother Until my own babushka's generation very specific clothes were assigned to specific classes, specific hairstyles distinguishing married from unmarried women.— Francine du Plessix Gray

b : an elderly Russian woman … I jostled among babushkas clutching bags of food for a place on the bus …— Gary Lee

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Players are plugged into wider, more daring menswear trends as well—just this past week, following in the footsteps of A$AP Rocky, Frank Ocean, and football player Cam Newton, Clarkson wore a charming silk babushka knotted under his chin.
— Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "@LeagueFits Is the Instagram Account Putting Basketball Fashion Into the Spotlight," 31 Oct. 2019
//Fishman isn’t the only one who has come to love the food of his babushka.
— Deena Prichep, Washington Post, "Even one of Trump’s favorite foods has a hidden Russia connection," 30 July 2019
//Vogueworld The Babushka Scarf Is Having a Full Blown Renaissance The babushka has been having a renaissance.
— Madeline Fass, Vogue, "The Babushka Scarf Is Having a Full Blown Renaissance," 22 Apr. 2019
//NORGE BANK Russia’s central-bank governor Elvira Nabiullina went one step further in December, breaking into song in a slick music video that also featured a dabbing babushka.
— Tom Fairless, WSJ, "Coming to a Festival Near You: Friendly Central Bankers," 28 May 2018
//Instead of hats, the Moscow crew favors silk babushka-like headscarves and, on sunny days, teeny-tiny sunglasses.
— Style Du Monde, Vogue, "The Best Street Style From Russia Fashion Week Fall ’18," 12 Mar. 2018
//Russian concept store owner Olga Karput also kicked back in style, hanging out like a Vetements babushka with a head kerchief and floral gloves.
— Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "The Best Fashion Instagrams of the Week: Kim Kardashian West Wears Sparkly Underwear, Bella Hadid Channels the Future," 27 Jan. 2018
//Other noteworthy moments: Solange should be inspiring your alt mirror selfies, Lili Sumner looks great in a purple coat even in front of an inappropriate backdrop, and Nadia Lee Cohen made a case for a silk babushka.
— Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "The Best Fashion Instagrams of the Week: Everyone is On Vacation, Supreme is Big in Russia, and Solange Takes a Mirror Selfie," 12 Aug. 2017
//Meredith Arwady unleashes her huge contralto as the comic babushka Amelfa.
— John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Steve Jobs opera in Santa Fe shows a troubled tech wizard in search of his humanity," 8 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of babushka

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for babushka

Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman

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Synonyms of babushka

a scarf worn on the head

an elderly Russian woman with a babushka

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hankie
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