babushka

noun

ba·bush·ka bə-ˈbüsh-kə

-ˈbu̇sh-

ba-

Synonyms of babushka next

: a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head

: a head covering (such as a scarf) resembling a babushka

: grandmother

Until my own babushka's generation very specific clothes were assigned to specific classes, specific hairstyles distinguishing married from unmarried women.—

Francine du Plessix Gray

: an elderly Russian woman

… I jostled among babushkas clutching bags of food for a place on the bus …—

Gary Lee

Examples of babushka in a Sentence

an elderly Russian woman with a babushka

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Much like the Polish Solidarity movement that was born 40 years ago in the shipyards of Gdańsk, this consciousness stitches together blue-collar workers and intelligentsia, urban and rural communities—even, in today’s Belarus, IT-savvy youngsters and babushkas. —

Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2020 But the real standout of Lawrence’s outfit was her coordinating headscarf, draped over her head and tied under her chin like a babushka. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024 These women were regularly substituted and replaced, so a new face in the crowd was unlikely to draw attention from the other babushkas or from the militia. —

Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for babushka