baba
/ˈbɑbɑ/
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.