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Pronunciation: [bˈabkə] (IPA)

Babka is a popular sweet bread that has Eastern European roots. The word "babka" itself means "grandmother" in Polish and it is often associated with traditional baking and cooking. There are several synonyms for babka, including kulich, which is a similar sweet bread that is traditionally baked in Orthodox Christian households during Easter, or the Jewish version known as "challah." Another synonym for babka is kugelhopf, a sweet yeast cake that is popular in Germany, Austria, and parts of France. Depending on the region and cultural background, babka can be made with different flavors and ingredients, such as chocolate, cinnamon, or fruit.
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Synonyms for Babka:

  • n.

    • food

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What are the hypernyms for Babka?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Babka?

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Usage examples for Babka

The priest, in his silk robes, was standing before the gold and painted screen at the end of the church, and there were the basin of holy water, and old Peter's sister, and the nurse babka Tanya, very proud, holding the baby in a roll of white linen, and rocking it to and fro.
"Old Peter's Russian Tales"
Arthur Ransome
And Vanya and Maroosia ate sunflower seeds too, and sometimes played outside the cottage and sometimes inside; but mostly stood very quiet close to the swinging cradle, waiting till old babka Tanya, the nurse, should pull the shawls a little way aside and let them see the pink, crumpled face of the little Nikolai, and the yellow fluff, just like a duckling's, which covered his bumpy pink head.
"Old Peter's Russian Tales"
Arthur Ransome

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