baba

/ˈbɑbɑ/
noun
  1. A baby or young child; often used as a term of endearment.
    • She sings a lullaby to her baba every night.
    • The little baba was sleeping peacefully in her mother's arms.
    • Come here, baba, let me give you a hug.
  2. A type of small, rich cake or pastry, often soaked in syrup or rum (short for baba au rhum).
    • The bakery is famous for its rum baba, a classic French pastry.
    • He ordered a baba au rhum and a cup of coffee.
    • For dessert, they served a baba with fresh cream and berries.
  3. In some cultures, a father or an elderly man; also used as a respectful title for a holy man or spiritual teacher.
    • Baba taught us to be kind and honest.
    • The children ran to greet their baba when he came home from work.
    • In the village, everyone called the wise old man Baba.
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