Main Entry: ba·bush·ka

Pronunciation: \bə-ˈbüsh-kə, -ˈbu̇sh-, ba-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman

Date: 1938

1 a : a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head b : a head covering (as a scarf) resembling a babushka
2 : an elderly Russian woman

[babushka illustration]