babushka (redirected from babushkas)

ba·bush·ka  (b-bshk)

n.

A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin.

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[Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba, old woman.]

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babushka [bəˈbuːʃkə]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women

2. (in Russia) an old woman

[Russian: grandmother, from baba old woman]

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Noun

1.

babushka - a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women headscarf - a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin