babushka

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ba·bush·ka | \ bə-ˈbüsh-kə

, -ˈbu̇sh-

, ba- \

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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Examples of babushka in a Sentence

an elderly Russian woman with a babushka

Recent Examples on the Web The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east. — NBC News, 2 May 2022 The look is finished off with a silk scarf tied around her head like a babushka, gigantic sunglasses, and a Dior tote with her name embroidered onto it. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022 The babushka-wearing elderly women sweeping the vast square early every morning used bunches of twigs tied to short broomsticks. — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021 Retro kerchiefs appeared at Conner Ives and Anna Sui, while Paco Rabanne imagined a cozier take: A faux fur babushka. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021 For those who don’t fish for keeps, or for those whose haul exceeds the limits of their bellies, an old, dumpling-faced Russian woman in a babushka takes up the slack. — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 8 Dec. 2020 An old lady in a babushka greets him warmly and congratulates him on his great new gig as a bakery delivery man. — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 4 May 2020 One mother has decided to adopt multiple personas: a Russian babushka, a cynical Brooklynite and a Scottish woman who loves the outdoors. — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 Following in the footsteps of rapper A$AP Rocky and model Kendall Jenner, Jaden Smith became the latest style star to sport a babushka. — Vogue, 28 Sep. 2019 See More

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