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Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east.
—NBC News, 2 May 2022
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east.
—NBC News, 2 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babushka
handkerchief
Noun
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Menu highlights include: Silk handkerchiefs, walnut butter and confit egg yolk; spicy pork and nduja ragù with tagliatelle and melt in your mouth Gnocchi with roasted tomato and smoked stracciatella.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Almost any article of clothing can be tie-dyed, from shirts and handkerchiefs to hats and even pillowcases.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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“Babushka.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babushka. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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