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babulya

noun

Etymology

From Russian бабу́ля (babúlja).

  1. borrowed from бабу́ля

Definitions

  1. An Eastern European (especially Russian) grandmother.

    • When Channing was a toddler, living outside Moscow, her babulya had sewn fresh pine shavings into scraps of army canvas, and placed them underneath the child’s pillow.
    • The rest of her body was cold, as if she’d died with her babulya, the last person on earth who had really loved her.
    • My babulya (grandma) is 91 years old with Parkinson’s disease, but she still exercises as much as she can everyday^([sic]) and makes the most beautiful artwork.

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