babushka
/bəˈbʊʃkə/
noun
- A headscarf tied under the chin, traditionally worn by older women in Eastern Europe.
- The old woman in the painting wore a traditional babushka over her gray hair.
- She tied her babushka tightly to keep her hair dry in the rain.
- My grandmother always wears a colorful babushka when she goes to church.
- An elderly woman, especially a grandmother, in Russian or Eastern European culture.
- The babushka next door bakes the best bread on the street.
- In the village, every babushka knows the old folk songs by heart.
- The little boy ran to his babushka for a hug.
- A set of nesting dolls, each smaller one fitting inside the next larger one; also called a matryoshka doll.
- The smallest babushka in the set is no bigger than a pea.
- Children love to open the babushka dolls and find the tiny one inside.
- She brought back a painted babushka doll from her trip to Russia.
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