baba
noun
/bā.bā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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father
Similar wordsbàbánoun 6 entries are spelled “bàbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. bàbá father, dad bàbà copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) bábà barber bàbà sorghum, millet, (in particular) Sorghum bicolor bàbà to be quickly and rapidly hovering bábá plentiful
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elderly man of wisdom, sage, elder
Similar wordsbàbánoun 6 entries are spelled “bàbá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. bàbá father, dad bàbà copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) bábà barber bàbà sorghum, millet, (in particular) Sorghum bicolor bàbà to be quickly and rapidly hovering bábá plentiful
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revered or senior leader or entity
ògòǹgò, baba ẹyẹ The ostrich, the most revered of all the birds
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male ancestor
Similar wordsbaba-nla
- A prefix for given names in the class orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá, given to children who are believed to be reincarnations of a male ancestor. (ex. Babájídé, Babátúndé).
Used in
baálénounbaálẹ̀nounBaba-ìṣègùnBaba-ìyajìbaba-kékerébaba-nígbẹ̀ẹ́jọ́baba-ńlábabababaBabájídébabaláwonounbabalórìṣànounBabánùmíBabárímisáBabátúndéBalógunname
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “baba”.
Reference:
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