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Italians don't use padre when speaking directly to their fathers. Instead, they use papà, babbo, or one of the related words above (like pà).
It is also a nickname for father in a few languages. Baba also translates to "father" in the Arabic and Shona languages. Note, in various Slavic languages "baba" means an [old] lady (as in diminutive variation babushka).
The Middle Eastern word baba (as in Ali Baba) is rather a term of endearment, and is ultimately derived from Persian بابا (bābā, “father”) (from Old Persian pāpa; as opposed to the Arabic words أَبُو (ʾabū) and أَب (ʾab); see also Papak), and is linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, ...
Baba. "Babusia," the formal name for grandmother in Ukrainian, may be tough for little ones to pronounce. But the nickname version, "Baba," is equally charming!
Deaf people who communicate with Auslan (Australia Sign Language) invent new words and phrases to match what they want to communicate, and the language evolves. The most common signs are “baba”, “pah” and “woof”. “baba” means usual or strange. “pah” means oh I get it! “woof” means easy.
Nonna and Nonno
In Italy, grandma and grandpa are known as nonna and nonno.
Dada, Papa, Tata, and Baba
Turkish, Swahili, Nepali, Mandarin Chinese, Zulu, Malay, Italian, Indonesian, and Arabic all have a version of the word baba.
BABA in Bicolano means ''love''.
[baba ] invariable adjective. en être baba (informal) to be flabbergasted ⧫ to be gobsmacked (Brit) (informal) masculine or feminine noun.
Bye-bye! [coll.] Baba {f} (rum) baba gastr.
In contemporary Polish and Russian, baba is the pejorative synonym for 'woman', especially one that is old, dirty or foolish.
Babka relates to the Ukrainian word baba, meaning "old woman" or grandmother".
The origins of Baba au Rhum come from the babka - a yeast cake that can still be found in Poland and Ukraine. In fact, Baba means "grandmother", while babka means something more affectionate roughly translating to "little grandmother."' So how did a Polish cake make it to France?
In Tuscany, children call their father babbo - not just during childhood, but for their entire life.
father. Synonyms: Names used for talking to a man or boy. man. sonny.
Baba "father, grandfather, wise old man, sir"; is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics (sannyasis) and Sikh gurus, as a suffix or prefix to their names.
community that is colloquially called Baba Chinese includes those Malaysians of mixed Chinese and Malay ancestry who speak a Malay patois but otherwise remain Chinese in customs, manners, and habit.
爸爸 ( bàba) means dad, or father, in Chinese.
Word meaning
aunt (sister of one's father or mother).
"Baba" means "father" in many of the African languages in southern Africa, with a connotation of respect attached to a highly valued social role and age.