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babusia

babusia noun: a Polish grandmother. Also the alternative spelling of babusya.

Noun

babusia (plural babusias)

  1. A Polish grandmother.
    • Hanna sent food over when my babusia was sick.1982, Christine Szambelan-Strevinsky, chapter 8, in Dark Hour of Noon, New York, N.Y.: J. B. Lippincott Junior Books, →ISBN, page 65
    • Now you can buy Polish sausage all ready for the pan any time you have a hankering for it. Good, some of it is, too. But when it is Christmas and your roots are in Poland, there is a chance the commercial product simply will not do. It’s got to be kitchen-made by you, as it was made by mama and...1983 December 14, Jean Tallman, “Christmas has a Polish flavor”, in St. Petersburg Times, Hernando Times edition, St. Petersburg, Fla., page 1, column 1
    Synonyms:
    babcia

Also used as

babusia is also the alternative spelling of babusya.

Examples of babusia in a sentence

  • It’s got to be kitchen-made by you, as it was made by mama and babusia before you.1983 December 14, Jean Tallman, “Christmas has a Polish flavor”, in St. Petersburg Times, Hernando Times edition, St. Petersburg, Fla....
  • “And babusia (grandmother) never made pierogis,” Anne added.1986 September 7, Peter Gavrilovich, “Labor of love: Women make 10,000 pierogi to benefit church”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 156...
  • This recipe was handed down by my babusia (grandmother).1991, Irena Konczak, “[Poland] Bialy Barszcz Wielkanocna (White Easter Barszcz)”, in Tom Bernardin, The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook...

Synonyms of babusia

Forms of babusia

pluralbabusias

Origin of babusia

From Polish babusia.

Questions about babusia

What does babusia mean?
Babusia means a Polish grandmother.
How do you use babusia in a sentence?
It’s got to be kitchen-made by you, as it was made by mama and babusia before you.
What part of speech is babusia?
Babusia is a noun.
What is the plural of babusia?
The plural of babusia is babusias.

Words near babusia in the dictionary

  1. babushka doll
  2. babushka dolls
  3. babushkaed
  4. babushkas
  5. babushki
  6. babusia
  7. babusias
  8. babusya
  9. babusyas
  10. babuvirus
  11. babuviruses

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