Babushka

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Babushka (Russian: ба́бушка, Russian pronunciation: [ˈbabuʂkə] listen (help·info)) is a Russian word meaning "grandmother," or more generally (but quite informally) "old lady."

In the English language the term may have the following meanings:

• A type of headscarf tied under the chin
• Babushka lady
• Babushka was also nickname for Russian revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky
• Babushka doll
• Babushka Adoption Foundation
• "Babooshka", a song by British musician Kate Bush