bubbe

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bubbe

/ˈbʊbə/ UK
/ˈbʌ-/ UK
/-bi/ UK
/ˈbʊbə/ US
/ˈbʌ-/ US
/ˈbɔ-/ US
/-bi/ US

Rhymes with -ʊbə, -ʊbi, -ʌbi, -ɔːbə, -ɔːbi

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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.

noun bubbes · bobbe · bobeh · bubbeh · bubbie · bubby

in Jewish contexts A grandmother. The Bube explained the situation in voluble Yiddish, and made Esther wince again under the impassioned invective on her clumsiness. […] If the family died of starvation, their blood would be upon her grand-daughter's head.
in Jewish contexts An elderly woman. "I wanna more chocolate, bubbe," said Karl. […] "You heard the bubbe," said Josie. "There isn't any. You act up and cry and I'll give you the back of my hand."

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@misc{bubbe_2026,
  title = {bubbe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bubbe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}