Word of the Day 07/29/22 Babushka
Babushka (noun)
babushka [ buh-boosh-kuh, -boosh- ]
noun
1. a woman's scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin.
2. an elderly Russian woman, especially an elderly grandmother.
WORDS RELATED TO BABUSHKA
bonnet, capuchin, coif, cowl, hat, kerchief, mantilla, mantle, protector, purdah, shawl, veil, wimple, yashmak, bandanna, handkerchief, hankie, scarf, capuche, headrail
See synonyms for babushka on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1935–40; < Russian bábushka grandmother, equivalent to báb(a) old woman + -ushka diminutive suffix
HOW TO USE BABUSHKA IN A SENTENCE
He referred to this risky state of affairs as “the babushka-with-uranium-in-the-chicken-she
FIRED FROM LOS ALAMOS FOR PUSHING OBAMA'S NUCLEAR AGENDA|CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY|JULY 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alexandra Ivanovna shuddered, and asked: "Babushka, at whom are you cawing?"
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
She's called Matushkin, because my babushka is no babushka to her, but is her matushka.
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
She moved closer to the old woman, and said affably: "Babushka Stepanida, there is something I have been wanting to ask you."
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
babushka [ buh-boosh-kuh, -boosh- ]
noun
1. a woman's scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin.
2. an elderly Russian woman, especially an elderly grandmother.
WORDS RELATED TO BABUSHKA
bonnet, capuchin, coif, cowl, hat, kerchief, mantilla, mantle, protector, purdah, shawl, veil, wimple, yashmak, bandanna, handkerchief, hankie, scarf, capuche, headrail
See synonyms for babushka on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1935–40; < Russian bábushka grandmother, equivalent to báb(a) old woman + -ushka diminutive suffix
HOW TO USE BABUSHKA IN A SENTENCE
He referred to this risky state of affairs as “the babushka-with-uranium-in-the-chicken-she
FIRED FROM LOS ALAMOS FOR PUSHING OBAMA'S NUCLEAR AGENDA|CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY|JULY 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alexandra Ivanovna shuddered, and asked: "Babushka, at whom are you cawing?"
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
She's called Matushkin, because my babushka is no babushka to her, but is her matushka.
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
She moved closer to the old woman, and said affably: "Babushka Stepanida, there is something I have been wanting to ask you."
THE OLD HOUSE AND OTHER TALES|FEODOR SOLOGUB
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.