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babushka

[buh-boosh-kuh, -boosh-] / bəˈbʊʃ kə, -ˈbuʃ- /




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The mouthy pool shark Minnesota Fats is given as much attention as the babushka Lyudmila Borisovna—an anti-Nazi broadcaster whom Joseph Goebbels called the witch of the Kremlin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Oliver presents as all sunny, breezy love, sporting a trucker cap over a babushka over bleached pink hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

As a boy, I hand-made pelmeni with my babushka Alla, my hands and face covered in flour as we worked in the cold of my grandparents’ basement in Paterson, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Pointing to an elderly woman, and using a Russian term for her, Mr. Iljin said: “See that babushka, let’s make an exception for her.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

“Well, your babushka won’t see you. But I think your dyedushka will.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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