bubby
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʌbi/
- Informal
- The room used to be Mrs. Pahula's larder, and Bubby used to be Mr. Pahula's mother, from up the line, in Slabtown.
Examples
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When business was slow, we would sit in the back room and play cards, or Bubby would tell me stories and impart her old world wisdom.
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But our bubby had a little cold, you know.
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What really brought it together for me was what my Bubby said on her death bed.
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Bubby and I have never done anything like that.
Fiction book (1997) -
Daddy and Bubby bonding time.
Blog text (14) -
"I think that I've lost her this time," Bubby says.
Fiction book (1997) -
What's going on with Bubby? - My mother isn't doing well, Yale, and that's why I called you here today.
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It was just like Bubby's voice in my conscience if I even thought of doing something that was naughty.
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Bubby is the Yiddish word for grandmother, and while I'm at it, Zeyda means grandfather.
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My Bubby used to bake the most delicious challah for our family gatherings.
Synonyms
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1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
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7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
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2.9
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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9.1
A child's word for grandmother used in Britain
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5.0
A loving old-fashioned word for the mother of your parent
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7.2
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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2.0
The mother of your mother or father
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8.1
An old-fashioned, loving name for a child's grandmother
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8.5
An older woman, often a grandmother from Russia or Eastern Europe
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1.0
An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents
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9.0
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
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9.7
A loving name for an older woman used like a grandmother
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8.7
An older woman who is the mother of your parent
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9.5
An affectionate word for grandmother used in some South Asian families
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bubby for a grandmother comes from Yiddish bubbe, which means 'grandmother' and is used in many Jewish families. So a bubby is a warm, family name for your grandmother.